Polar Bears : Proposed Listing Under the Endangered Species Act.
Provides background on the polar bear species and circumstances threatening their existence, including climate change, contaminents, and subsistence and sport harvest. Discusses Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, and summa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2008.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Provides background on the polar bear species and circumstances threatening their existence, including climate change, contaminents, and subsistence and sport harvest. Discusses Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, and summarizes controversy regarding how great a threat the changing climate might be to polar bears and whether they are able to adapt to these changing conditions. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |