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Polar Bears Keep "Threatened" Status

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A federal judge on Thursday upheld a 2008 decision to protect polar bears throughout their range as a “threatened” species under the U.S. The polar bear was the first species added to the Endangered Species List due solely to the threat from global warming. Endangered Species Act.

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Polar Bear Supporters Lose Court Case

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A federal appeals court made a final decision Wednesday on whether Fish and Wildlife could allow oil companies to interfere with polar bears. They claimed Fish and Wildlife failed to consider effects of climate change and had a false idea of how many polar bears would be affected. From KTUU in Anchorage.

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Palin Bad For Polar Bears

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Tags: polar bear Palin.

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Siku the Danish Polar Bear

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I don't usually post anything cute, but I have to do this at least once.

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PETA Wants Knut Castrated!

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We're talking about Knut the polar bear. He was the cute little polar bear whose birth at the Berlin Zoo was so controversial because his mother rejected him. Tags: zoos knut Germany polar bear PETA. He was raised by a trainer. She's here temporarily for companionship, but the group is concerned.

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How cold is it?

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It’s cold enough in Chicago—where our high temperature for the day was –2 degrees Farenheit—that the polar bear at the zoo spent the day inside. Is this “polar plunge” that’s gripping much of the U.S. Glad you asked. It’s cold enough to freeze vodka. It’s colder than both the South and North Poles.

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Knut's Keeper Dies

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Remember Knut the polar bear at the Berlin Zoo? Man and bear even celebrated Christmas and New Year together, joined in the straw-lined pen by Doerflein's girlfriend, Daniela Kaiser, and her six year-old son, Louis. Tags: knut zoo Germany polar bear. Well, his keeper died and it sounds like a very sad story.