The US government declared the polar bear a threatened species on Wednesday, citing global warming and decline in sea ice over the last three decades as the major causes. The announcement comes after environmental groups won a court order earlier this year, which forced the government make a decision by May 15, 2008. While the […]
Author Archives: Andrew Wetzler
Andrew Wetzler is the director for the Endangered Species Project with the Natural Resources Defense Council. He has been with NRDC since 1998 with a focus on wildlife conservation.
Kieran Suckling is one of the founders and the Executive Director of the Center for Biological Diversity. He has published articles assessing trends in conservation of imperiled species, the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act, and the relationship between the loss of linguistic and biological diversity.