Nunavut: Narwhal Tusk Trade Restriction Partially Lifted

Nunavut: Narwhal Tusk Trade Restriction Partially Lifted   Nunavut Tunngavik Vice-President James Eetoolook announced that Department of Fisheries and Oceans partially lifted international trade restrictions on narwhal tusks this week.   “This is excellent news,” said Eetoolook. “When DFO imposed the narwhal tusk trade ban on 17 Nunavut communities last year, the decision was based on questionable scientific data derived from partial aerial surveys in 2003. The reversal of that...

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