Environment

Sanikiluaq hunters can’t get international exports for polar bear hides: MLA

Federal environment minister says his department trying to balance protection of at-risk species against sustainable harvest

The federal government is working with Inuit organizations and the Government of Nunavut on a solution to manage export permits for southern Hudson Bay polar bear hides, says Canada’s environment minister.

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A hunter’s point of view

A week of firearms licence clinics will be held daily in Iqaluit from Feb. 5 to 9, the Department of Justice announced Friday. (File photo courtesy of Randy Qamaniq)

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Learning about beluga whales in Taloyoak

Former MLA Jeannie Ugyuk, middle, cuts maktaaq in her home on Jan. 20 with Taloyoak Hunters and Trappers Association board members Elizabeth Aiyout, left, and Viola Neeveacheak. The three spent several days working on developing a sustainable harvesting plan for Taloyoak’s planned food processing centre. As Ugyuk cuts, she discusses the presence of beluga whales around the Boothia Peninsula, also known as Aviqtuuq. (Photo by Vincent L’Hérault)

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