Agence France Presse: A scientific panel Friday urged Canada to act to safeguard the Canadian polar bear, which it recommended designating as a species “of special concern” but not one imminently threatened with extinction. The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) “has reassessed the polar bear as a species of special concern … a species at risk in Canada … (and) in trouble,” said panel chairman Jeffrey Hutchings. “This is a species that is …