In 1902, which was only a generation before Robert Clark was born, Roosevelt went on a bear-hunting trip in the state of Mississippi, at the invitation of the governor.

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There are millions of responsible, law-abiding gun owners in America who cherish their right to bear arms for hunting, or sport, or protection, or collection.

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Mr Qillaq, who chairs the Kanngiqtugaapik Hunters and Trappers Organisation, laughs at the notion that hunting will harm the polar bear population.

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"As polar bear hide prices have skyrocketed, more bears are being offered at auction, and hunting levels have increased, " Ashe said in the statement.

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In middle age he had taken up hunting, and, at age 66, bagged a 450-kilo Kodiak bear, which he donated to the Yale Peabody Museum.

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In middle age he had taken up hunting, and, at age 66, bagged a 1, 000-pound Kodiak bear, which he donated to the Yale Peabody Museum.

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Wild reindeer, Arctic fox and polar bear are a regular presence in the town's hinterland, even as Svalbard is littered with reminders of the hunting expeditions which for centuries drove many Arctic species to the brink of extinction.

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