Polar Bear Listing
The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced in 2006 that they would consider whether to place the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on the list of species protected under the US Endangered Species Act. Yet the listing has been controversial and the US Government notoriously slow to come to a decision.
Conservationists Petition for Polar Bear Protection
The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) calling for the protection of the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) under the US Endangered Species Act. The petition is the first step in a lengthy process to acquire protection of the species under US law.
The Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) calling for the protection of the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) under the US Endangered Species Act. The petition is the first step in a lengthy process to acquire protection of the species under US law.
Polar Bear Under Review for Endangered Status
The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced recently their consideration of whether to list of species protected under the US Endangered Species Act. The news was welcomed by the conservation groups Greenpeace and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service announced recently their consideration of whether to list of species protected under the US Endangered Species Act. The news was welcomed by the conservation groups Greenpeace and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
The Long Road to Listing
The polar bear (Ursus maritimums) has an uncertain future. Its habitat is retreating at an alarming pace as yearly increases in global temperatures reduce the extent of sea ice that forms in the Arctic.
The polar bear (Ursus maritimums) has an uncertain future. Its habitat is retreating at an alarming pace as yearly increases in global temperatures reduce the extent of sea ice that forms in the Arctic.
US FWS Publishes Proposal to List Polar Bear under ESA
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a proposal to list the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) as a threatened species under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposal comes almost two years after the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the US Government to consider the Polar Bear for protection.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has published a proposal to list the Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) as a threatened species under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposal comes almost two years after the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the US Government to consider the Polar Bear for protection.