USFWS Best Management Practices to Minimize Impacts to Polar Bears

USFWS Best Management Practices to Minimize Impacts to Polar Bears
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USFWS Best Management Practices to Minimize Impacts to Polar Bears by USFWS Marine Mammals Management. 

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A polar bear has black eyes and nose, and small ears, in a thick pelt of white fur.
Under direction of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska is responsible for the conservation of polar bears, northern sea otters, and Pacific walruses that inhabit Alaskan waters. Our sister agency, the National...
Program
Anchorage,AK
A polar bear has black eyes and nose, and small ears, in a thick pelt of white fur.
We provide leadership in the conservation and management of our nation's marine mammals under our jurisdiction – sea otters, Pacific walruses, polar bears, and West Indian manatees – as well as the marine ecosystems that support them.
Program
Baileys Crossroads,VA
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Two large white bears along the coast.

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is the largest of the extant bear species and is classified as a marine mammal. Polar bears are protected under the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act. The Marine Mammal Protection Act prohibits the take, which is defined as...

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Animalia
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Marine mammals
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Alaska