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"U.S. Floats Draft Recovery Plan for Threatened Polar Bears"

"U.S. wildlife managers released on Thursday a draft plan for stemming the decline of polar bears threatened by melting Arctic sea ice linked to global warming, but the proposal hinges on reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that are far from assured.

Under a plan to be officially submitted on Monday for public comment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is urging cutbacks in carbon dioxide and other atmospheric pollutants generated by the burning of fossil fuels.

The draft proposal does not quantify the extent of greenhouse gas reductions that the agency deems necessary to save polar bears from extinction."
 
Laura Zuckerman reports for Reuters July 2, 2015.

Source: Reuters, 07/03/2015