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1363 Poppy Way. 

 itaw JcK*c. Calif.. August 5. 1971. 

 Representatire Don Edwaeos, 

 Bo«*« Ofice BmildiH{f, 

 Wa^hiniftom. B.C. 



Dkab Sib : I want to tiiank yoii for txvsponsi>ring the Harris-Pryor Bill 

 i!^131."> & H.R.-<vviS>. The brutality of killius seals for their skins and fur 

 wheo cotton and wool will do instead, is beyond my soinv of imagination. 



Pleas* help to build a better world with less bUxxislied. The economies are 

 not worth the brutality to our s^nil and spirit. The American people don't 

 wish to be degraded by contributing to senseless slaughter. 



I request that this statement l>e printed in the record of the hearings. 

 Thank you. 



DOXXA DlTTRICH. R.X. 



MISOELLAXEOrS MATERIALS OX POLAR BEARS 

 iFsoM irCX Red Data Book> 



KEVISED CLASSIFICATION" OF RAKE AND ENDANGERED FORMS. 1969 



Category 1. Endangered. In immediate danger of extinction : continued surriral 

 unlikely- without the implementation of special protective me;\sures. 



Category 2. Rare. Xot under immediate threat of extinction, but occurring in 

 such small numbers and or in such a restricted or specialized habitat that it 

 could quickly disaj^^ar. Requires careful watching. [Xote: this does not include 

 the large number of forms which, for the reasons given in the Introduction, 

 have been placed on the Supplementary List,] 



Category 3. Depleted. Although still occurring in numbers adequate for sur- 

 vival, the species has been heavily depleted and continues to decline at a rate 

 which gives cause for serious concern. 



Category 4- Indeterminate. Apparently in danger, but insufficient data cur- 

 rently available on which to base a reliable assessment of states. Xeeds further 

 study. 



Star lifting: * * * Critically endangered. 

 Sym6of#: 



i(a> Full species. 

 ^b) Stdkspecies. 



E. Exotic, introduced or captive populations believed more numerous than 

 indigenous stock. 



M. Under active management in a national park or other reserve. 

 P. Legally protected, at least in some parts of its range. 

 R. Included because of its restricted range. 

 S. Secrecy still desirable. 

 T. Subject to stibstantial export trade. 

 PiiiA- ^heet^ are used for critically endangered forms t * * * ) . 

 Green sheets denote forms that were formerly endangered but have since 

 recovered to the extent that their names have been withdrawn from the Red 

 Data Book. These are not listed in the Index. 



Polar Bear 



Polar Bear: Thalarctos nmritinm^ t Phipps, 1774^ : Order Carnivora. Family 

 Ursidae. 



Bi*t\n^uu&hing characteristics: "One of the largest bears and most carnivorous. 

 Males average 7'-S'. maximum 9". height at shoulders up to 5'. weight average 

 900 lbs., maximnm 1.600 lb. Stomp of tail only. Female average weight 700 lb. 

 Coat a tmiform white with yellow tinge. Head long, with •'roman" nose, long 

 neck, powerful limbs and broad feet with hairy soles." ( 1 :151) 



Present distribution: May occur seasonally in the vicinity of the northern and 

 northeastern coasts of Alaska. "In Canada a quadrangle i63°X'-i.:>°X and 60° W- 

 95°W » encloses the most productive polar bear areas." The east coast and par- 

 ticularly the fiorded northeastern coast of Greenland are "especially attractive to 

 the animals, largely because seals are so abundant there." "Bears are abundant 

 also in Svalbard. a group of islands including West Spitzbergen." "The best 

 dMining areas in the Soviet Union occur chiefly on the archipelagos north of the 

 mainland coast. Those areas include Franz Josef Land. Xovaya Zemalya. Sever- 

 naya. Zemlya. the Xew Siberian Islands, and Wrangel Island" "Occasionally, in 

 Canada. Alaska and the Soviet Union, polar bears have been known to penetrate 

 100 miles or more inland from the mainland coasts. They rarely aM)ear in the 

 zone of permanent north polar ice. but have been recorded as far north as SS"." 

 (2:5-6t. 



