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Polar Bears, the Endangered Species List and Global Warming
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.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenThe 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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