Archive for the ‘polar+bears’ 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

Stranded Polar Bear Shot in Iceland

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Straight from NewsCloud's Iceland bureau, the stranded bear mentioned in this article was reported killed in this report today (untranslated). Polar bears are not commonly found in Iceland. Once in a while they swim to the coast from the drifting ice from Greenland. As there has been very ...

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

McCain Supportive of Polar Bear Relocation

Monday, March 31st, 2008

The Polar Bear Conservancy will begin relocation of the first Arctic polar bears to Antarctica on Earth Day, April 22. The relocation will be the initial step in a planned five-year program to migrate 3,000 polar bears from the Northern Arctic to the southern continent of Antarctica. Scientists say polar ...

adn.com | AP Alaska : Federal biologists wonder why polar bear wandered inland

Monday, March 31st, 2008

A polar bear shot outside Fort Yukon traveled farther inland than any previous animal of its kind, according to federal biologists. The bear, a female estimated to be 3 years old, walked about 250 miles to the Yukon River community.Read the full story

Local Groups take first steps toward polar bear protection lawsuit

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

The Center for Biological Diversity, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Greenpeace submitted a formal notice to federal agencies and officials who will make the decision in Washington, D.C., of their intent to sue the administration for missing the deadline to decide whether polar bears will be listed due to ...