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Published online 28 December 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061225-2
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United States focuses on polar bears' plight
Government proposes steps to save conservation icon.
The United States has admitted what conservationists have been saying for years — that the polar bear is in danger of losing its battle with habitat loss. A new government proposal suggests that the species be listed as 'threatened' as a result of melting Arctic ice.
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