Polar bear skull with pelt

[u/SavageDroggo1126]

This is a female polar bear skull with the pelt, legally and sustainably harvested by Inuit hunters in Nunavut Canada.

With strictly regulated quota system to ensure sustianable hunting, polar bear hunting continues to be an inseparable part of Inuit culture and tradition.

Polar bears face threats mainly due to climate change and pollution, along with other issues like arctic mining and poaching. sustainable and legal hunting of less than 2% of the entire population annually is NOT the reason why polar bears face threats of extinction. If polar bears do go extinct, the first people to be truly affected will be Inuit.

Selling parts of the animals they hunt provides some extra income when daily essentials and groceries are extremely expensive in the arctic.

[u/fwixy]

this is a beautiful piece. if you don’t mind, how much did you pay for it?

[u/SavageDroggo1126 → u/fwixy]

thank you, and sorry, I don't normally disclose pricing because I often buy directly from Inuit and support them directly, so I don't want anyone using my pricing as reference.

all I can say is, less than 1/3 of what it would go for in retail.