Critics: Polar bear plan must fight global warming

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This Monday May 22 2006 file photo provided by Mary Sage shows a polar bear watching a whaling crew off shore near Barrow Alaska. Polar bears were declared as a threatened species by the Interior Department on Wednesday May 14 2008 saying polar bear ...
This Monday, May 22, 2006 file photo provided by Mary Sage shows a polar bear watching a whaling crew off shore near Barrow, Alaska. Polar bears were declared as a threatened species by the Interior Department on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 saying polar bears must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Mary Sage, Joseph Napaaqtuq Sage)

(AP) -- Conservation groups returned to court to challenge Bush administration efforts to help save the polar bear, saying federal officials' refusal to include steps against global warming violates the Endangered Species Act.


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