We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our intention to conduct a 5-year status review under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), for the polar bear (Ursus maritimus). A 5-year status review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of information that has become available since the last review of the species in 2008.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of a 5-Year Review of the Polar Bear
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our intention to conduct a 5-year status review under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA), for the po...
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“Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of a 5-Year Review of the Polar Bear,” thefederalregister.org (October 13, 2015), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2015-25977/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-initiation-of-a-5-year-review-of-the-polar-bear.