Polar Bears : Listing Under the Endangered Species Act.

Provides brief overview of the polar bear species and human activities threatening their existence. Discusses Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and summarizes controversy regarding potential economic impact of an ES...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Endangered Species Program (U.S.) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Bears. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides brief overview of the polar bear species and human activities threatening their existence. Discusses Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and summarizes controversy regarding potential economic impact of an ESA listing of polar bears.
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.