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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Pollution
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Chemicalization
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Melting of ice
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All the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) is an independent advisory panel to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada that meets twice a year to assess the status of wildlife species at risk of extinction.
Detailed explanation-2: -Polar Bear are listed as Vulnerable in both Québec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Polar Bear are not listed in Nunavut, or Yukon. Polar Bear are considered Threatened worldwide under the USA Endangered Species Act and listed as a globally Vulnerable species under the IUCN Red List.
Detailed explanation-3: -COSEWIC’s assessments do not take into account political, social or economic factors. The potential impacts of legal listing are for Government to analyse, and the Act applies only to wildlife species on the SARA legal list.