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emad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-21-04 07:49 AM
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Grizzly Bear Trophy Ban Sought in U.S.


Friday May 21, 2004 10:46 AM


By SARAH R. CRAIG

Associated Press Writer

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HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Conservationists want the U.S. government to ban American hunters from bringing grizzly bears killed in British Columbia back across the border as trophies.

The groups contend the hunts, which are legal in British Columbia, threaten the long-term survival of the bears on both sides of the border. Since American hunters make up about 80 percent of the foreigners who visit Canada each year to hunt grizzlies, the groups hope such a ban could dramatically cut the number of bears killed.

Some bear experts question the groups' contention that the hunts are a major threat, and Canadian hunting guides say they would oppose such a ban because of the potential loss of business.

The Environmental Investigation Agency, the Humane Society of the United States and the Raincoast Conservation Society, said they will ask the U.S. Fish and Wildlife to consider such a ban on trophies, which usually take the form of grizzly heads, hides and claws.

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