Rumors of a Gene Simmons Family Jewels reunion had the internet in a frenzy on Wednesday (October 7) as reports claimed that A&E confirmed a revival of the popular sitcom for 2016. UPDATE 08/10/2015: This story seems to be false.
Because of ongoing and potential loss of their sea ice habitat resulting from climate change, polar bears were listed as a threatened species in the US under the Endangered Species Act in May 2008. The survival and the protection of the polar bear habitat are urgent issues for WWF.
Two populations occur in Alaska: the southern Beaufort Sea stock, shared with Canada; and the Bering Chukchi/Seas stock, shared with the Russian Federation (Range Map) In Alaska, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) protects polar bears by prohibiting take of polar bears.