05/15/08
Polar Bears Elevated To Threatened Status
While there are about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears now in the Arctic, scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey predict two thirds of the world's polar bears will disappear in the next 50 years because of declines in Arctic sea ice.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/14/polar.bears.listing/index.html