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Ursus thibetanus (a.k.a moon bear,

 tibetan black bear,

himalayan black

bear, asian black

bear)By Juli 7C

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FactsAppearance

Crescent –shaped

mark on chest

Round heads,long ears

Stocky body

Long shaggy

black fur

Pale brown

muzzles

Length: 190 cm (maximum)

Weight: 50-125kg (females), 100-200kg (males)

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Where would you find them?

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Diet: -fruits &

berries

-seeds-small

animals

-shellfish

Way of Life

Cubs stay with their

mother for 1-2years- they are

mostly solitary

They spend

about halftheir time in

trees (or

climbing

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Why are theyendangered?

-Threat to farm animals-Bile (a dark fluid producedin the gall bladder) is used

in traditional Chinesemedicine. Its painful for thebear when traders extract it.

Moon bear-skin rug

Crush cages that are used to

keep the bears in place when

extracting the bile.

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Changes over time:Population declined after increase in bile trade, and some died of habitat destruction

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listed the Moon/AsiaticBlack Bear in the vulnerable category(Red List 2002)

Worldwide population: 16,000-50,000(in the wild)

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• Rescuing bile bears•

Jill Robinson set up sanctuaries inChina, and is a part of the AnimalsAsia Foundation(www.animalsasia.org)

What are voluntaryorganizations andpoliticians doing about it?

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