Environmental
May 16, 2008
Species Protected, but With Misgivings
The Bush administration on Wednesday reluctantly listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, making it the first animal to gain that status primarily due to threats from climate change.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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SAN FRANCISCO - The Bush administration on Wednesday reluctantly listed the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, making it the first animal to gain that status primarily due to threats from climate change.
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne acknowledged warming temperatures are melting...
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