Research done by the U.S. Department of the Interior to determine if global warming threatens the polar bear population is so flawed that it cannot be used to justify listing the polar bear as an endangered species, according to a study being published later this year in Interfaces, a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.

Posted : Fri, May 09, 2008

   A new report on the fate of polar bears in a world of climate change predicts disaster for one of the world's most charismatic species, says WWF.

Posted : Tue, Sep 11, 2007

   A 20-year U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study documents that recent changes in the quality and availability of sea ice in northern Alaska are the most likely explanation for a decrease in maternal polar bear denning on sea ice and an increase of denning on land.

Posted : Fri, Jul 13, 2007

   The Interior Department proposed Wednesday, 27 December to designate polar bears as a threatened species. Polar bears are in deep trouble because of global warming and other factors and deserve federal protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Posted : Sun, Dec 31, 2006