BEARS OF THE WORLD

Bears are one of the most widely distributed terrestrial mammals on earth. Bears have at one time or another lived in the wild on all continents but Australia. However, agriculture, urbanization, human population, and global warming have all lead to habitat loss for the bears. Below are the eight living species of bears, six of which are listed as either endangered or vulnerable by the IUCN.

American Black Bear
(Ursus americanus)

American Black Bear

Asiatic Black Bear
(Ursus thibetanus)

Asiatic Black Bear

Brown Bear
(Ursus arctos)

Brown Bear

Polar Bear
(Ursus maritimus)

Polar Bear

Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)	Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)
Giant Panda Bear (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)	Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)

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| Olympic Black Bear | Parictis | Plionarctos | Polar Bear | Primal Panda Bear | Protursus |

| Pygmy Giant Panda | Qinling Panda Bear | Siberian Brown Bear | Sloth Bear |

| Spectacled Bear | Sun Bear | Syrian Brown Bear | Tibetan Blue Bear |

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