International Business News - Bears http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Environmental and animal rights groups are lining up to oppose a lawsuit that seeks to let American sport hunters again import hides of polar bears shot legally in Canada. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/79612-polar-bears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/groups-want-import-ban-on-polar-bear-hides-lifted.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/groups-want-import-ban-on-polar-bear-hides-lifted.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:22:33 EDT Officials from northern Canada were in Washington on Monday to make an unpopular argument: Let U.S. hunters continue to kill polar bears for sport. The politicians from Canada's Northwest Territory asked Interior Department officials to allow U.S. sportsmen to still bring back polar bear hides after their hunts in Canada's Arctic region, despite the increased protection now afforded the bear under the Endangered Species Act. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/canadians-argue-for-polar-bear-hunt.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:04:54 EDT Two conservation groups plan to sue to protect polar bears from petroleum exploration and drilling off Alaska's coast. The Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Environment gave the federal government formal notice Monday that they will sue under the Endangered Species Act to protect the bears, which were listed as threatened last month by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080610/groups-say-theyll-sue-over-polar-bears-drilling.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 09:28:49 EDT Two conservation groups plan to sue to protect polar bears from petroleum exploration and drilling off Alaska's coast. The Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Environment gave the federal government formal notice Monday that they will sue under the Endangered Species Act to protect the bears, which were listed as threatened last month by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/groups-say-they-will-sue-over-polar-bears-drilling.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:40:37 EDT The state of Alaska will sue to challenge the recent listing of polar bears as a threatened species, Gov. Sarah Palin announced Wednesday. She and other Alaska elected officials fear a listing will cripple oil and gas development in prime polar bear habitat off the state's northern and northwestern coasts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/governor-alaska-to-challenge-polar-bear-listing.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 04:34:01 EDT Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says the state will sue to challenge the listing of polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Palin on Wednesday said there is insufficient evidence to support the decision U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne made last week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/critics-polar-bear-plan-must-fight-global-warming.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 17:49:46 EDT Conservation groups returned to court to challenge Bush administration efforts to help save the polar bear, saying federal officials' refusal to include steps against global warming violates the Endangered Species Act. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/50857-polar-bear.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/critics-polar-bear-plan-must-fight-global-warming.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/critics-polar-bear-plan-must-fight-global-warming.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 21:12:47 EDT A mother bear and her young cub stopped traffic and caused panic Thursday in central Romania after they roamed through gardens in search of food and finally climbed the stairs of a 4-story building and broke onto the roof. A rescue team tranquilized the mother after failing to steer her toward a nearby forest, officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/hungry-bear-cub-take-refuge-on-buildings-roof.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 15:44:11 EDT Put at risk by global warming, the polar bear is getting a life line as the government officially has declared it a threatened species in need of increased protection. But another round of legal battles surrounding the majestic animal may be just beginning. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/polar-bear-gets-new-protection.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 03:18:49 EDT A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to decide within 16 days whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/judge-orders-federal-government-to-decide-polar-bear-listing.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:39:37 EDT A scientific committee that advises Canada's government on endangered species said Friday that climate change is a threat to the survival of the polar bear, but the species does not face extinction. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/42220-polar-bears-concern.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/canadian-panel-climate-change-is-threat-to-polar-bears.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080425/canadian-panel-climate-change-is-threat-to-polar-bears.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:14:07 EDT The Department of the Interior says it needs at least 10 more weeks to decide whether polar bears should be listed as threatened or endangered. Assistant Secretary Lyle Laverty replied Thursday to a... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/feds-seek-more-time-for-decision-on-listing-polar-bears.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:37:45 EDT Three conservation groups are suing the Department of the Interior for failing to meet a deadline on a decision to list polar bears as threatened because of the loss of Arctic sea ice. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/conservation-groups-sue-over-polar-bears.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:55:01 EDT A decision on whether to protect Alaska's polar bears as an endangered species might not come before the government opens a major bear habitat to oil leases next week, though staff recommendations on the issue are completed, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service chief said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080130/senators-fault-delay-in-bear-protection.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:06:16 EST The directors of two Interior Department agencies said Thursday they're confident oil and gas exploration in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska can proceed without threatening polar bears that depend on the sea ice. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080117/u-s-drilling-wont-hurt-polar-bears.htm Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:02:28 EST Three conservation groups notified the federal government Wednesday they intend to sue to get polar bears listed as a threatened species due to global warming. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080109/groups-to-sue-for-polar-bear-protection.htm Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:34:45 EST The Berlin zoo's polar bear, Knut _ who garnered worldwide fame by being hand-raised by his keepers from a pint-sized fluffball to adulthood _ now has company. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/7395-germany-polar-bears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080108/german-zoo-to-raise-new-polar-bear-cub.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080108/german-zoo-to-raise-new-polar-bear-cub.htm Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:41:29 EST Citing the complexity of the decision, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday it would not meet a deadline for a recommendation on listing polar bears as a threatened species due to global warming under the federal Endangered Species Act. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080107/deadline-postponed-on-polar-bear-listing.htm Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:22:16 EST Federal officials said Monday that they will need a few more weeks to decide whether polar bears need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of global warming. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080107/decision-on-listing-polar-bear-postponed.htm Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:03:33 EST Hundreds of hardy swimmers braved the 42-degree Atlantic Ocean on Tuesday for a traditional New Year's Day dip. "It was a fantastic day," said Louis Scarcella, president of the Coney Island Polar Bears Club. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080101/swimmers-take-new-years-day-dip-in-nyc.htm Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:02:17 EST