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The US government's decision to list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act is a victory for one of the world's most iconic and charismatic animals and a win for "sound science". But concerns still remain.
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Threatened polar bear mother and cubs in Hudson Bay.

16 May 2008
Biodiversity loss puts people at risk
Future generations face hunger, thirst, disease and disaster if we carry on losing biodiversity. And as biodiversity plummets our use of resources soars - WWF now estimates that biodiversity on our planet has declined by more than a quarter in the last 35 years. » Read more



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