WWF helping facilitate trade in polar bear fur, investigation reveals

The wildlife charity WWF has been working to support the trade in polar bear fur at the same time as using images of the bears to raise money, it can be revealed. Polar bears are severely affected by the loss of Arctic sea ice, which makes seeking prey harder and forces the bears to use more energy. In some regions, polar bears are showing signs of declining physical condition, having fewer cubs, and dying younger. Despite their endangered status, polar bears are hunted commercially in Canada, the only country that still allows the practice after it was banned by Russia,…