Polar Bears...Endangered Species List...Not Quite!

Having the polar bears in the Endangered Species List sounds good, but it is not good enough. According to Los Angeles Times...

FOR THE RECORD:

Polar bear's status: Headlines in Thursday's Section A about an Interior Department ruling said that it was listing the polar bear as an endangered species. The Interior Department actually gave the bear "threatened" status under the Endangered Species Act. An "endangered" species is defined by the act as facing likely extinction in its natural habitat, while a "threatened" species is seen as one that's likely to fall into the endangered category in the foreseeable future. —

It seems that the Interior Department final answer of listing polar bears as a "threatened" species may not changed polar bears' future after all.