This undated photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows polar bear by a whale bone pile in Alaska.
This is a good opportunity to bring greater protections to the Polar Bears. So long as Alaska is stating, in opposition of even their own decades of state records, that the Polar Bear is not worthy of protections, the Protection Groups need to update their research and submit the data that will move the Polar to Endangered from Threatened based on the fact more and more of their 'home' is lost year after year. Currently the Arctic has NO 'Aged Ice,' the home of the Polar Bear. That interprets into profound danger for the species that may reach a 'tipping point' where it is unretrievable.
Keep in mind, genetic diversity is paramount to any species survival. A quick and vast reduction of that diversity will CRASH the species in the face of numbers today !!!!
Alaska fights to reverse polar bear protection listing (click title to entry - thank you)
Local Time: 4:52 PM AKST on November 16, 2009
...As Alaska North Slope wells dry up, the state is turning to potential offshore discoveries to refill the trans-Alaska pipeline and ensure the long-term prospects of a $26 billion proposed natural gas pipeline. Protections for polar bears under the Endangered Species Act could thwart that, Parnell says, adding that they're not needed....
Lat/Lon: 58.8° N 137.0° W
Elevation :: 33 ft
Temperature :: 34 °F
Conditions :: Overcast
Windchill :: 26 °F
Humidity :: 87%
Dew Point :: 30 °F
Wind :: 10 mph from the NNW
Pressure :: 29.05 in (Falling)
Visibility :: 1.8 miles
UV :: 0 out of 16
Clouds :: Overcast 800 ft
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