Growling Over Polar Bears

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking the heat from environmentalists because the agency missed a deadline to decide whether to protect the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has failed to meet a federal deadline to determine whether to protect the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act. Some environmental groups say the Bush administration is ignoring the effects of global warming on the animals. Host Steve Curwood talks with Bill Snape, Senior Counsel for the Center for Biological Diversity, about the delay.