Comments on: Alaska Vows To Fight Polar Bear Protection With Lawsuits, Disses Climate Change http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/10/23/alaska-vows-to-fight-polar-bear-protection-with-lawsuits-disses-climate-change/ News & commentary on sustainability, activism, urban planning, politics, and our world. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:38:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Cook Inlet Beluga Whales: 3,000 Square Miles of Critical Habitat Proposed : EcoWorldly http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/10/23/alaska-vows-to-fight-polar-bear-protection-with-lawsuits-disses-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-62694 Cook Inlet Beluga Whales: 3,000 Square Miles of Critical Habitat Proposed : EcoWorldly Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:01:04 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4458#comment-62694 [...] current governor, Sean Parnell, appears to harbor the same disdain for the environment, vowing to fight proposed polar bear protections. He claims that designating critical habitat for [...] [...] current governor, Sean Parnell, appears to harbor the same disdain for the environment, vowing to fight proposed polar bear protections. He claims that designating critical habitat for [...]

]]> By: Rhishja Larson http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/10/23/alaska-vows-to-fight-polar-bear-protection-with-lawsuits-disses-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-62696 Rhishja Larson Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:26:03 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4458#comment-62696 Eric - Thank you for your question. Endangered species protections are not only for existing populations, but to ensure that these animals have a future. There is detailed information about classification criteria on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species website at http://www.iucnredlist.org/ - - Rhishja Eric -

Thank you for your question. Endangered species protections are not only for existing populations, but to ensure that these animals have a future.

There is detailed information about classification criteria on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species website at http://www.iucnredlist.org/

- – Rhishja

]]> By: Eric http://ecolocalizer.com/2009/10/23/alaska-vows-to-fight-polar-bear-protection-with-lawsuits-disses-climate-change/comment-page-1/#comment-62695 Eric Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:21:22 +0000 http://ecoworldly.com/?p=4458#comment-62695 It is my understanding that the polar bear population is currently at its highest recorded level, or somewhere around 20,000 bears. This is up from somewhere around 13,000 bears in the 1960's-1970's. Why would we need to place them on the endangered species list if this is the case? It is my understanding that the polar bear population is currently at its highest recorded level, or somewhere around 20,000 bears. This is up from somewhere around 13,000 bears in the 1960′s-1970′s.

Why would we need to place them on the endangered species list if this is the case?

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