The Endangered Species Act and Global Climate Change: Potential Ramifications of the Polar Bear Listing
Tags: ENDANGERED species -- Law & legislation -- United States; CLIMATIC changes; ANIMAL species; POLAR bear; WILDLIFE conservation
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