Polar bear research in progress while Endangered Species status under review

Mon, May 5, 2008 
Posted in Alaska News, Top Stories


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The Bush Administration has until May 15 to decide whether or not to list the polar bear as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. And while government officials work out the details on that decision, polar bear scientists are camped out in western and northern Alaska. They’re studying the only two U.S. populations of the bears: in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas.

Lori Townsend, APRN - Anchorage

 
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One Comment to “Polar bear research in progress while Endangered Species status under review”

  1. adam martin on May 16, 2008 at 6:36 am

    i think polar bears are the best creatures on this earth and yes they are becoming endangered and everyone should do something to help this cause not alot but just some and we will change the population of the polar bears. They deserve to live!

     

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