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Polar bears are appearing more frequently in human settlements in the Canadian Arctic. Explain the two very different interpretations of this fact and how they are used to argue for a) decrease and b) increase in the number of permits for polar bears hunting.
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Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, Canadian Edition

Environment: The Science Behind the Stories, Canadian Edition


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a) Most scientists interpret the appearance of the bears in settlements as a sign of their increasing stress and desperation for food and therefore argue for a decrease in the hunting quota.
b) Many Inuit interpret the same fact as a sign that the population of bears is increasing, and therefore argue for an increase in the hunting quota.
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