Polar bears listed as threatened species Posted: 4 months ago by jhordie
Polar bears were listed on Wednesday as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because their sea ice habitat is melting away, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced.
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Polar Bear: Kodiak, Grizzly, Panda - BearPlanet.org Posted: 1 year ago by sharoncreech
Bear Planet is fabulous site (better to say planet) about bears, wild predators, that covers all aspects and attributes for all species of bears with a lot informations and some beautiful and unique cubs photos. You will find all species of bears including Polar Bear along with Grizzly, Brown Bear, Kodiak, Big Bear, American Black bear, Asiatic black bear, Malayan Sun Bear, Sloth Bear, Spectacled Bear and Panda Bear.
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Steelhead listed as 'threatened' species Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Puget Sound steelhead were listed Monday as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act, the National Marine Fisheries Service said.
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New, rare and threatened species discovered in Ghana Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists exploring one of the largest remaining blocks of tropical forest in Western Africa discovered significant populations of new, rare and threatened species underscoring the area’s high biological diversity and value.
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Polar Bears or Oil? Posted: 6 months ago by TchEngRox
Anchorage, AK-As the U.S. government decides whether to list polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, Gov. Sarah Palin and the state's Republican congressional delegation are solidly opposed to the idea.
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Six of the eight species of bear now threatened with extinction Posted: 10 months ago by pocksucket
The World Conservation Union now classifies Sun Bears as being vulnerable to extinction, leaving Brown Bears and American Black Bears as the only two species not to be considered under either vulnerable or endangered.
Other coverage here and here
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Yellowstone Park grizzlies no longer endangered Posted: 1 year ago by tundramonkey
US federal officials declare that grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area no longer need the protections of the federal Endangered Species Act to ensure their survival.
I think this might endanger the pic-a-nic baskets.
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Polar Bear Games Posted: 4 months ago by pocksucket
This bear wants to be friends.
(Or it's very hungry - if you're ever in that circumstance, best not to wait to find out)
NB - Butler Polar Bear pictured not bear from story,
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U.N. declares Ecuador's Galapagos islands in danger Posted: 1 year ago by DrNothing
"They are threatened by invasive species, growing tourism and immigration," the UNESCO's world heritage committee meeting in New Zealand said a statement.
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Endangered Species Chocolate Posted: 2 years ago by Neiako
Chocolate bars that make a world of difference in a variety of flavors. Proceeds of sales go towards raising environmental awareness and supporting endangered species.
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Hermaphrodite Polar Bears Posted: 2 years ago by Neiako
Wildlife researchers have found new evidence that Arctic polar bears are being poisoned by chemical compounds.
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Agency reverses endangered species rulings Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday reversed seven rulings that denied endangered species increased protection, after an investigation found the actions were tainted by political pressure from a former senior Interior Department official.
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Polar bear swims 300km, police shoot it Posted: 3 months ago by AutumnLotus
Graphic footage of the first polar bear seen in Iceland in 20 years being shot dead by police has been posted on the internet.
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USS Honolulu at the Arctic Circle Posted: 2 years ago by tundramonkey
This submarine surfaces and is graced with the presence of a few visitors!
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Can you not think of a polar bear? Posted: 2 years ago by goldy
Tell people not to think of a white bear for five minutes, and chances are they won’t be able to get polar bears out of their heads.
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Baby Polar Bear Debate: 'The Zoo Must Kill The Bear!' Posted: 1 year ago by suebe
Handlers at Berlin Zoo are facing criticism from animal rights activists for rearing a polar bear cub.
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Scientists report polar bear genitals are shrinking due to pollution. Posted: 2 years ago by Alton
Polar bears respond with something about frigid water temperatures.
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Since 2001, guarding species is harder Posted: 5 months ago by dollyllama
Controversies have occasionally flared over Interior Department officials who regularly overruled rank-and-file agency scientists' recommendations to list new species, but internal documents also suggest that pervasive bureaucratic obstacles were erected to limit the number of species protected under one of the nation's best-known environmental laws.
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Butterfly won't get species protection Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A butterfly found only at a popular Nevada off-road vehicle site won't receive federal protection as a threatened or endangered species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decided Wednesday.
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Endangered Species Act Rendered Toothless? Posted: 2 weeks ago by maxriter
Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants.
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Photos of legless lizard and other newly discovered species in Brazil's Cerrado Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
An expedition to Brazil's Cerrado has turned up more than a dozen undiscovered species. Conservationists say the discoveries add urgency to protecting the grassland habitat which is rapidly being converted for agriculture.
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