Does the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Listing Provide More Protection of Polar Bear?: A Look at the Special Rules

This report looks at the regulations surrounding the polar bear, which has been protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) since 1972. The report discusses the protections, prohibitions, and special rules for polar bears as well as exceptions to the rules, habitat issues, recovery plans...

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Main Author: Alexander, Kristina
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. 2009
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spelling ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc87349 2023-05-15T14:56:30+02:00 Does the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Listing Provide More Protection of Polar Bear?: A Look at the Special Rules Alexander, Kristina Arctic 2009-03-26 16 pages. Text http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87349/ English eng Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. crs: RL34573 local-cont-no: RL34573_2009Mar26 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc87349/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc87349 Endangered species Endangered animals Protection of animals polar bears Report 2009 ftunivnotexas 2015-08-15T22:11:14Z This report looks at the regulations surrounding the polar bear, which has been protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) since 1972. The report discusses the protections, prohibitions, and special rules for polar bears as well as exceptions to the rules, habitat issues, recovery plans, and other issues regarding polar bear protections. Report Arctic polar bear University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Arctic
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Does the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Listing Provide More Protection of Polar Bear?: A Look at the Special Rules
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Endangered animals
Protection of animals
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description This report looks at the regulations surrounding the polar bear, which has been protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) since 1972. The report discusses the protections, prohibitions, and special rules for polar bears as well as exceptions to the rules, habitat issues, recovery plans, and other issues regarding polar bear protections.
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title_full Does the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Listing Provide More Protection of Polar Bear?: A Look at the Special Rules
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