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Detailed Discussion of the Threats & Laws Affecting Polar Bears, by Sarah R. Morgan (advanced level)
New Developments:
- Polar Bears Declared "Threatened." Sec. Kempthorne issued a press release (pdf - 109.27 KB) May 14, 2008 listing the polar bear as a threatened species under the ESA. This announcement follows the agency's protracted consideration process that was at issue in litigation. (Click here to read the case).
- In 2006, the house passed a bill (H.R. 4075) that puts into effect the 2000 treaty between the U.S. and Russia that sets quotas on polar bear hunting by native populations and creates a bilateral commission to analyze how best to sustain the polar bear habitat. These provisions were added to the MMPA in December 2007.
Table of cases involving polar bears
Relevant Polar Bear Legislation:
Other Articles:
A Survey of Agreements and Federal Legislation Protecting Polar Bears in the United States, 1 Journal of Animal Law 73 (2006), by Jamie Woolsey:
Throughout the past few decades, international concern for polar bear welfare has increased dramatically. The multinational agreements forged for their conservation require significant policing, cooperation, and understanding of the complex ecological and economic considerations surrounding these predators. Woolsey’s article explores the international agreements and measures designed to save both the bears and their critical habitat.
What About the Polar Bears? The Future of the Polar Bears as Predicted by a Survey of Success under the Endangered Species Act, Laura Navarro, 19 Vill. Envtl. L.J. 169 (2008):
The proposed listing of polar bears raises questions about what that listing might mean for the polar bears as a species, and how successful conservation efforts will or can be. This Comment explores these and other questions implicated by the proposed listing of polar bears as an endangered species under the Act.
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