New Interior Department May 8, 2009 Announcement Retaining Special 4(d), Rule
News Release
Q and A's
Official announcement of the Polar Bear 4(d) from the Department of the Interior. 12/12/08
News Release
Special Rule
Questions and Answers
Remarks from Secretary Kempthorne announcing the polar bear decision. (Scroll down to watch a video from the press conference.) 05/07/08
Secretary's Remarks
Official notice from the Federal Register (5.6 MB PDF)
12/12/08
Federal Register Notice
Special Rule under section 4 D of the Endangered Species Act, as part of the final decision. 12/12/08
Special Rule
A timeline of events leading to the decision to declare the polar bear "threatened."
Timeline
Guidelines we'll follow in consulting with other Federal agencies
Guidance to Service Employees
Memo from Mark Myers, Director of the U.S. Geological Survey to Dale Hall, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 05/14/08
Challenges of Linking Carbon Emissions, Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Concentrations, Global Warming, and Consequential Impacts
The polar bear, or “Nanuuq,” as the Eskimos call it, lives only in the NorthernHemisphere, on the arctic ice cap, and spends most of its time in coastal areas. Polar bears are widely dispersed in Canada, extending from the northern arctic islands south to the Hudson Bay area.
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