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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re β€œ Bearing Up ” (Op-Ed, Jan. Sarah Palin of Alaska, the scientific literature is very clear that polar bear survival is highly threatened in the wild. Because polar bears are at the top of the marine food chain, their bodies accumulate persistent organic pollutants that disrupt their reproductive systems.

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Birding under Clouds of Uncertainty: Santa Ana NWR

10,000 Birds

Fish and wildlife Service has a legal mandate to manage national wildlife refuges for β€œthe benefit of present and future generations of Americans.” Fish and Wildlife Service signs, usually in English, are also in Spanish. After all, each refuge has been set aside to permanently protect birds and other wildlife. Indeed, The U.S.

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