Climate change and vanishing polar ice has the polar bear caught in the crosshairs. Scientists are predicting it’s demise within the next 40 years.

Polar bear fur has always been highly prized by fly tiers and it’s likely this news will send them into a paroxysm of frantic accumulation. Fly tiers enjoy the same dichotomy as religious scientists, their job promotes the Big Bang, their beliefs are a different animal.

Restrictions on Polar bear fur have existed since 1970, any sale is risky as there are many rules and restrictions. Rugs taken before 1970 and sold at estate sales or auctions must be accompanied with legal documentation or the seller is at risk of fines and imprisonment.

In chatting with local US Fish and Wildlife officers, flies containing Polar Bear hair are not legal to sell in any form.