Feds Looks at Climate Impact on Animals

March 17, 2007 By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer Feds Looks at Climate Impact on Animals (AP)

Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, Friday, March 16, 2007, in his office at the Interior Department in Washington Friday, March 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

(AP) -- The Bush administration will examine whether a growing number of species, including polar bears affected by thinning sea ice, are at risk from global warming and need federal protection, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne said Friday.

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