Archive for the ‘endangered+species’ Category

Last-Ditch Resort: Move Polar Bears to Antarctica?

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

In April, I offered this idea as an April Fools Joke. I knew it wouldn't be too long before it entered mainstream debate. I didn't expect it to arise this quickly.Read the full story

U.S.: Caribbean monk seal is extinct

Friday, June 6th, 2008

After just 50 years without a sighting, the U.S. declares the seal extinct due to human causes.Read the full story

Polar Bear to Be Designated As Threatened Species

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

The Bush Administration Wednesday handed environmentalists a major victory, determining there was sufficient scientific evidence to declare the polar bear a threatened animal under the Endangered Species Act, the Interior Department said.Read the full story

Judge orders federal government to decide polar bear listing

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to decide within 16 days whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming.Read the full story

No show at polar bear hearing & no listing

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Sen. Barbara Boxer held a hearing Wednesday to find out why the Bush administration has put off deciding whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species. But her star witness, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, didn't show & no listing followedRead the full story