Are polar bears really a threatened species?

Posted by at 10:41 AM

The Interior Department must decide if polar bears are officially a threatened species in the next 16 days.

Canada, home to over two-thirds of the polar bear population, disagrees with the idea that polar bears are endangered. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada announced last week that polar bears are not at high risk of extinction.

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