Bears may join ‘threatened’ list
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From Times Wire Reports
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne proposed listing polar bears as a “threatened” species on the government list of imperiled species.
The “endangered” category is reserved for species more likely to become extinct.
“Polar bears are one of nature’s ultimate survivors, able to live and thrive in one of the world’s harshest environments,” Kempthorne said. “But we are concerned the polar bear’s habitat may literally be melting.”
A final decision on adding the bears to the list is a year away, after more studies.
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