Bears are big mammals that belong to carnivorous family. They have a hairy body, a short tail and small round ears. They learn with their heels and their sole to walk as human beings, but they have four fingers instead of five. Bears are very much endangered. The endangered species of bears are: polar, giant panda, brown, grizzly, Koloa, black American, black Asiatic, and Malay. The panda bear is a probably the most famous endangered animal, only existing today in six small areas located in inland China. It is estimated that there are somewhere around 700 and 1000 giant panda still alive in the wild. Due to the human beings, bears live in separate zones of mountains, woods, and artic regions. There are few bears that live in these areas because of the hunting and the destruction of their habitat. The hunters kill bears just for their skin and fur. Black marketers, illegally trading in bear parts, hunters prefer black bear parts as opposed to grizzly bear parts. There have been many investigations of bear poaching and in the past there has been conflict as to whether the parts are from a grizzly bear or a black bear. Traders say they aren¡¦t interested in grizzly parts. With the investigations it shows that there are fewer grizzly bears than …show more content…
The Asiatic black bear, brown bear, grizzly bear, Malayan bear, Koloa bear, and giant panda. Other species, including the polar bear and the American black bear are listed on Appendix II which means some international trade in their parts and derivatives can occur, under very specific regulations. In the United States today some scientist estimate that more than 550 species of animals are threatened with extinction, among them the glacier and grizzly