In a disappointing continuation of Bush era policies, the Obama administration has decided to leave polar bears exposed to the perils of global warming – one of the most serious threats to their existence.
May 26, 2009
May 24, 2009
The Human Face of Climate Change – Care2 News Network
Forget Polar bears…it is the Orangutan that is endangered. The environmental movement has been hijacked by corporate interests and is being used against us. “The partnership among self-interested businesses, grandstanding politicians …
Group Wants Right to Kill Elephants & Polar Bears – Care2 News Network
Five hunters and a hunting advocacy group say the US Fish and Wildlife Service illegally denies trophy import permits for elephants legally killed by tourists in Mozambique. A separate complaint challenges the denial of import permits …
May 21, 2009
US Will Not Broaden Polar Bear Protection – Care2 News Network
The US secretary of the interior said he will not change a Bush administration rule on protection of polar bears, despite pressure from environmentalists. Ken Salazar announced that a special rule applying to polar bears, …
May 20, 2009
Polar Bears, Secretary Salazar and Climate Change – Care2 News Network
Polar bears cannot catch a break. The Bush Administration reluctantly declared the bear a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) a year or so ago. The threat arose because of shrinking habitat caused by polar ice …