Natural History Wanderings

Alaska challenged the federal government continuing to protect the Polar Bear.   The U.S. District Court saw otherwise.  The LA Times reported

“Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to protect the bear because of the melting of the Arctic sea ice was well supported and that opponents failed to demonstrate that the listing was irrational.

“Plaintiffs’ challenges amount to nothing more than competing views about policy and science,” Judge Emmet Sullivan wrote.”

Read the full story at:  Judge rules polar bears still ‘threatened’ – latimes.com.