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| Polar Bears May Be Listed As Threatened | |
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| Topic Started: Dec 28 2006, 01:05 AM (54 Views) | |
| Deleted User | Dec 28 2006, 01:05 AM Post #1 |
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Polar Bears May Be Listed As Threatened Dec 27, 4:36 AM (ET) WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration, under legal pressure from three environmental groups, will propose listing polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, The Washington Post reported. Interior secretary Dirk Kempthorne scheduled a news conference Wednesday to discuss the status of the animals. The Post, quoting an Interior Department official who spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of the announcement, said the department would submit the proposal Wednesday for publication in the Federal Register. After then would be subject to public comment for 90 days. "We've reviewed all the available data that leads us to believe the sea ice the polar bear depends on has been receding," the Post quoted the Interior official as saying. "Obviously, the sea ice is melting because the temperatures are warmer." It further quoted the official as saying Fish and Wildlife Service officials have concluded that polar bears could be endangered within 45 years. . While their population has been stable in recent years the bears face threats from global warming, environmental contamination and potential overhunting. In Alaska, only Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos who live in coastal are permitted to hunt the bears, which they can use for meat and in making native handicrafts. http://story.news.ask.com//article/20061227/D8M93TGO1.html |
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| Deleted User | Dec 28 2006, 05:28 PM Post #2 |
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:action: I'm glad someone is taking action.....I'm sure someone is funding expeditions for those wealthy "hunters" that like to go where the action is. I heard of a few of them showing up in Northern Saskatchewan. |
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