Polar bears 'threatened'

The U.S. government has decided to list polar bears as a threatened species under its Endangered Species Act because of the effects of global warming - a decision lauded by wildlife groups, but...

As the United States Fish & Wildlife Service considers the listing of the polar bear as a threatened species, members of the Polar Bears International advisory council meet in San Diego on Friday...

The Interior Department has declared the polar bear a threatened species, saying it must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming. (May 14)

May 17: Lyle Laverty from the U.S. Dept. of Interior tells MSNBC's Alex Witt that warming and a loss of sea ice led the Bush administration to list polar bears as 'threatened.'

Global Television reports that Manitoba Conservation has declared the Province's polar bears a threatened species.

PlusOil Companies Protected if They Harm Polar BearsOil Companies Protected if They Harm Polar BearsThe Associated PressThe Fish and Wildlife Service issued regulations this week providing legal...

The Interior Department has declared the polar bear a threatened species, saying it must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming. (May 14)

March 7: Naturalist Ron Magill discusses what polar bears need to survive and how that fits into the debate over whether to list them as a threatened species due to global warming.

May 15: Why America Hates Washington: Dan Abrams takes shots at what’s wrong with our nation’s capital, including how Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is lashing out against the decision to put polar...

May 15, 2008—The U.S. has listed the polar bear as threatened, sparking a global warming debate and garnering mixed reactions from environmentalists.