Polar bears a big tourist draw

Image 1 of 8

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne speaks Wednesday during a news conference at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. Kempthorne announced that the polar bear would be added to the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

Polar bear

( Alex Wong / Getty Images )

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne speaks Wednesday during a news conference at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. Kempthorne announced that the polar bear would be added to the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

Related Links
Now endangered, polar bears are an even bigger draw in Churchill, Canada