Bears - Conservational Efforts
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Bears endure a severe impact on their population. The human activities changed the habitat for all eight species in the world. Commercial exploitation, timber harvest, human occupancy and crop cultivation, oil and gas exploration are the activities by which men influence the bear population greatly. Unregulated hunting and killing are very serious threats to bears in South America and Asia. Bears are killed for their parts that are used in medicine.
Conservation of most bear species needs international cooperation. Efforts to preserve bear population should be based on accurate knowledge of the habitat requirements of the species. The fact is that all eight bear species face a variety of threats. They would benefit from a national policy against the trade in bear parts.
Realization of conservation efforts presupposes government commitments, accomplishment of management programs, and involvement of local people with bear conservation work.
Bears - Habitat
Bears - Habitat - History
Fossilized remains of bears have been dated to the Miocene epoch. The bears evolved from an extinct group of carnivores known as the cynodonts. The cave bear is the best-known extinct bear. Bears - Habits
Bears are omnivores. They usually wander rather far in search of food. Bears are considered peaceful animals. They tend to avoid fights. Their major enemies are other bears and humans. However, once disturbed, bears prove extremely fierce fighters. One blow from its powerful front paws is sure to kill even very large animals. Bears have long, powerful claws that serve as dangerous weapons. Bears are rarely known to lose a fight.
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Bears - Links
About Grizzly Bear - Grizzly Bear conservation strategy.
Animal Welfare Institute - Chinese Government Pardons 500 Bears. Read the article and view pictures.
Bear Aware - A program of the British Columbia Conservation Foundation.
Bear Protection Act - By Adam Roberts. Bear Protection Act Reintroduced in Congress.
Bear Research, Education and Conservation Program - The bear program at Washington State University was established to provide information and the understanding necessary to conserve bears around the world.
Bear-Human Conflicts in British Columbia - Black and Grizzly bears in British Columbia, alteration of bear behavior by humans, translocation of bears in response to bear/human conflicts, and more.
Brown Bear Resources - Site for those who want to help out with the conservation of Grizzly Bears.
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The American Bear Association
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Comments upon Bears in Iran - Distribution of Brown Bear and Asiatic Black Bear in Iran.
Craighead Environmental Research Institute - Information on poaching, poaching survey, background, bear farms, United States Legislation, and more.
Don't Grin and Bear It - By Adam M. Roberts. The Endangered Species Act provides direct protection to some species of bears.
European Coordination of Bears - Aims, methods, results of their activities, and more.
Grizzly Bear - Status, population, threats, survival, and the list of National Parks.
Grizzly Bear And Black Bear Ecology - Power of sign surveys to detect bear population trends, using DNA to monitor Grizzly bear population trends, Grizzly bear conservation biology, Bear behavior and management in Glacier National Park, and Grizzly bear and Black bear feeding ecology.
Grizzly Bear Outreach Project - Grizzly bears in the USA and the North Cascades, their past and present.
Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee - The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC) was created in 1983 to lead the recovery of the grizzly bear in the lower 48 states.
Poachers Threaten Wildlife - By Jeff Waugh. Concerns about wildlife population.
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Protecting Bears in the Wild - Bears in medicine, solutions, and pictures.
Saving Berries for the Bears - A new approach to silviculture is underway in B.C.'s mainland coastal valleys. It's an adaptive forest management process designed to maintain and restore
important grizzly bear habitat while continuing to produce high-value timber.
The Asiatic Black Bear - Description, habitat, and treats to survival.
The Bear Trade - Questions and Answers - Find the answers on the following questions: why are bear parts valued, are bears threatened by the trade, are bears protected from trade by international laws, and others.
The Status and Conservation of Bears - By Christopher Servheen. A paper presented at the Eighth International Conference on Bear Research and Management, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Bears - Other Bears sites
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