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Published online 2 May 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060501-2
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Polar bears sink deeper into danger
Global menace of climate change and pollution add to local hunting concerns.
They are one of the emblems of international conservation, but polar bears are on thin ice. The 2006 edition of the global guidebook for species in danger, the IUCN Red List, published today, has officially upgraded the bears' status from 'conservation-dependent' to 'vulnerable'.
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