Polar Bears Proposed Listing Under the Endangered Species Act

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bears.

Climatic changes.

Pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2007

Summary:

Provides background on the polar bear species and circumstances threatening their existence, including climate change, containments, and subsistence and sport harvest. Discusses Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and summarizes controversy regarding how great a threat the changing climate might be to polar bears and whether they are able to adapt to these changing conditions

Notes:

CRS Report

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Polar Bears

Publisher Number:

CRS-2007-RSI-0374

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license