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Grizzly Bear
Endangered Species list - Western Canada
Feeds mostly on insects, they turn over rocks to look for ladybird beetles, they also eat small rodents, and berries.
Their greatest threat is man - big game hunting, poaching, using bear parts for Asian medical market.
Polar Bear
High on the Endangered Species List
Hudson Bay
Threat: Hunted for food and their fur, and also loss of their natural habitant (global warming) is a big threat.
Giant Panda
Status - Seriously on the verge of extinction
Found only in China it is known as the worlds most popular bear. Loss of habitant and poaching is it's greatest threat
Less then 1,600 Pandas remain in the wild.
Brown Bear
Endangered Species list - North America
Coastal bear, feed mostly on salmon.
Threats: Since the salmon is an endangered species also, this cuts dangerously into this bears food source, hunting and loss of habitant is also a threat
Black Bear
The black bear ranges across forested Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia as well as much of the United States
Polar Bear Cubs
Spirit Bear
Endangered - British Columbia Canada
Rare sub-species of the Black Bear. Also called the Ghost Bear.
Spectacled Bear
Status - Seriously threathend to the state of extinction - South America
Only South American species of bear, found in mountain forests (cloud forest), especially in the Andes. It feeds mainly on shoots and fruit and is an agile climber. It stands about 2 ft (60 cm) at the shoulder, is 4�6 ft (1.2�1.8 m) long, and has a 3-in. (7-cm) tail. Its shaggy coat is dark brown to black. Whitish to yellowish marks form its �spectacles� and often extend down the neck to the chest.
The Spectacled Bear, also known as the Andean Bear, has black fur with a distinctive beige-coloured marking across its face and upper chest. Males can weigh up to 130 kg, and females 60 kg. They are located in few areas of South America, including western Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, western Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, and southern Panama. It is the only bear native to South America. Next to the Giant Panda they are the most endangered species of bear in the world, though their survival has depended mostly on their ability to traverse even the highest trees of the Andes and the Amazonian forest basin.
Threats: Loss of habitant, and poaching for the Asian Medical Market.
Polar Bear with Cub
Sloth Bear
Critically Endangered - Karnataka, India
The biggest treat is loss of habitat and fragmentation. 
The fast depleting forest cover, the rumbling of big trucks, the lights and noise of the industries running round the clock have driven the wildlife out of their habitats. The poor creatures are the victims of man�s aggression and so called developmental activities.
Red Panda
Critically Endangered - Nepal, India, Bhutan, China, Laos
The red panda (which is much smaller than the giant panda) resembles a raccoon in size and appearance. Threats are; Loss of habitant which cause loss of food (bamboo), poaching for the pet and fur trades; and competition from domestic livestock.
Polar Bear Cubs
Polar Bear Cub
Polar Bear
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