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Bear Island
The Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears was concluded in Oslo, Norway. -
The Polar Bear Protection Act
This act was passed to protect polar bear's from any harm thrreatining them. -
Center for Biological Diversity
Filed a petition asking that the polar bear be listed under the Endangered Species Act -
The FWS is sued
In San Francisco court by CBD for a decision on dealing with the bear’s listing. -
Center for Biological Diversity
An agreement was reached and filed in Federal district court. -
The FWS
ssues its decision that the polar bear is warranted a listing as an endangered species. -
Sarah Palin, Alaska Department of Fish and Game Special Assistant Tina Cunning
Write a letter to nterior Secretary Kempthorne requesting removal of the polar bear from ESA listing process. -
House Subcommittee for Technology and Innovation
A meeting was held addressing the polar bear and Arctic ice pack status. -
U.S. Department of the Interior
Listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act -
The US Department of the Interior
Reclassified the polar bear as a Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act. -
State of Alaska
Sued U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, seeking to reverse the listing of the polar bear as a threatened species,