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Polar Bears, the Endangered Species List and Global Warming

Hosted by Warren Olney Feb. 26, 2008
The ice packs where polar bears live and hunt during winter are shrinking, and the bears can’t find food on the land. The US Fish and Wildlife Service says they should be put on the Endangered Species List, but that action has been delayed well beyond what the law requires. Also, the City of LA’s new law requiring that dogs and cats be neutered before they’re four months old.
The ice packs where polar bears live and hunt during winter are shrinking, and the bears can’t find food on the land. The US Fish and Wildlife Service says they should be put on the Endangered Species List, but that action has been delayed well beyond what the law requires. Also, the City of LA’s new law requiring that dogs and cats be neutered before they’re four months old.

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Polar Bears, the Endangered Species List and Global Warming

In 1973, the number of Bald Eagles was dwindling, and the national bird became a powerful symbol that helped lead to the Endangered Species Act . Protecting Bald...

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L.A. Law Requires Sterilized Pets

LA Mayor Villaraigosa today signed a new law requiring most dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered by the time they’re four months old.

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Dan Konecky, Sonya Geis

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