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Listing Under the Endangered Species Act
Provides background on the polar bear species and circumstances threatening their existence, including climate change, contaminants, and subsistence and sport harvest. Discusses Department of Interior decision to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act; reviews recent litigation; and summarizes controversies regarding the listing, 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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