Quebec man, company convicted in illegal polar bear trade
Two convictions for illegal export of polar bear skins shows Canada is serious about policing trade in wildlife as international commerce in endangered species grows, said an Environment Canada spokesman.
A Quebec man and a taxidermy company were fined last week for exporting polar bear skins to another province without complying with existing regulations.
The company 3M Nature, of Normandin, Que., was fined $5,000 for exporting two bear skins to British Columbia in 2013. Although 3M Nature has the proper licences to export such parts, the man they bought them from did not.
Marcel Parisien, who sold the skins to 3M, was also fined $5,000.