Climate & Nature...
May 14, 2008
Polar Bears On Thin Ice, Listed As ‘Threatened’
Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne today announced that he is listing the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, saying that loss of sea ice threatens and will likely continue to threaten polar bear habitat. This loss of habitat puts polar bears at risk of becoming endangered in the foreseeable future.In [...]
