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Discordant decisions: A protected habitat is proposed for endangered polar bears, while oil drilling is approved nearby 
Scientific American | Fri, Oct 23
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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed designating some 200,000 square miles of lands and waters along the north coast of Alaska as "critical habitat" for endangered polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ). In May 2008 the bears received limited protected status as a " threatened s...
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