Sarah Palin has won a not-so-coveted award for her conservation work.

Charity and pressure group the Center for Biological Diversity had awarded her the 2008 Rubber Dodo Award for “done the most to drive endangered species extinct”.

“Governor Palin has waged a deceptive, dangerous, and costly battle against the polar bear,” says Kieran Suckling, executive director of the CBD (press release).

The award citation states:

For seeking to block Endangered Species Act protection for the polar bear, lying about, then suppressing state scientific review, and denying that greenhouse gas emissions cause global warming.

No statement from Palin has yet been forthcoming.