They're not a threat, they're threatened. And you also can reach out to them in your own way.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

While this work isn't about polar bears specifically, the melting Arctic does mean they're threatened.

VOA: standard.2009.12.13

But basically, they are in a pretty natural condition now, but they're threatened by roads that are built in at taxpayer expense.

NPR: Rocky Mountain Activist Carole King

And they're also threatened by increasing off-road vehicle use, the recreational burning of oil in these, you know, pristine places.

NPR: Rocky Mountain Activist Carole King

The waters have risen too quickly to install the system this time, so volunteers are using gravel, plastic overlay and sandbags to protect the business district, and they're layering sandbags around threatened homes, the American Legion hall and the Catholic church.

NPR: Floodwaters Rising After Storms Deluge Heartland