The attempt to remove the polar bears from the endangered species list is puzzling to American voters at best. ... The article states that polar bears are simply being mismanaged. She states, "To help ensure that polar bears are around for centuries to come, Alaska (about a fifth of the world's 25,000 polar bears roam in and around the state) has conducted research and worked closely with the federal government to protect them. ... We are also participating in international efforts aimed at preserving polar bear populations worldwide." Then she proceeds to basically try to expl...

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Normally, polar bears feed primarily on ringed seals and use sea ice for basic functions like feeding, mating and giving birth. ... In the wild, polar bears do kill each other for population regulation, to exert their dominance, and to gain reproductive advantage. ... Geological Survey Alaska Science Center, says that "During the 24 years of research on polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea region of northern Alaska and 34 years in northwestern Canada, we have not seen other incidents of polar bears stalking, killing and eating other polar bears." Environmentalists believe that the sh...

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To drill or not to drill? That has been the question for the last 20 years, since Presidents Regan and Bush began to explore the notion of drilling for oil in the ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge). Only within the last 10 though, has this idea been seriously pursued by Republicans at both the...

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