Canadian and Americans sign polar bear treaty

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Canadian and American Native groups have signed a treaty to protect and manage polar bears along the border region of the Beaufort Sea.

The treaty means that American Inupiat hunters from Alaska will keep strict quotas and hunting seasons on the bears which they share with the Canadian Inuvialuit.

To avoid lengthy negotiations with American and Canadian governments, the Native groups worked together on the agreement which will limit bear hunts based on population estimates.