Polar Bear Conservation in Talks

In this photo provided by Mary Sage, shows a polar bear watching a whaling crew off shore near Barrow, Alaska, Monday, May 22, 2006. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials in Alaska are sifting through more than 140,000 submitted comments as they consider additional protections for polar bears. A petition filed by the Center for Biological Diversity in Joshua Tree, Calif., in February 2005, claims polar bears are threatened because of drastic declines in polar ice because of global warming. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Mary Sage, Joseph Napaaqtuq Sage)