Beluga Whales & Polar Bears, You Betcha!
"The Bush administration on Friday named the beluga whale in Alaska's Cook Inlet an endangered species despite opposition from Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee." (Link)
"It was the second slap [to Gov. Palin] from the federal government this year. She has asked federal courts to overturn an Interior Department decision declaring polar bears threatened..." [AP]
The government listed the whales yesterday, "rejecting Palin's argument that it lacked scientific evidence to do so." [AP]
"It was the second slap [to Gov. Palin] from the federal government this year. She has asked federal courts to overturn an Interior Department decision declaring polar bears threatened..." [AP]
The government listed the whales yesterday, "rejecting Palin's argument that it lacked scientific evidence to do so." [AP]
Labels: Alaska, bear, Beluga whale, Cook Inlet, Gov. Palin, Polar bear, whale
posted by Russ Williams at
9:31 AM
2 Comments:
What about the bats being killed by windmills? What about the hundreds of new species of aquatic life found around Hawaii this year? What about the new species of leopard found in Africa? What about the other new species of plants and animals discovered this year. It seems to that when you blog about animals in the wild that there is always political motivation behind it.
Always? Please look back again.
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