IS THE BROWN BEAR ENDANGERED?
ENDANGERED ANIMALS FOR EUROPE
DESCRIPTION
(NG, ARK, Stone) (Chapman)
FOOD CHAIN
- This bear is an omnivore.
- Also a top-of-the-food-chain animal.
- Eats berries, nuts, roots, insects, salmon, and small mammals.
- In summer they eat salmon.
- Must gain a lot of weight before they go into hibernation, so they can survive.
- Has a big appetite.
HABITAT
(NG) (thor_mark)
ADAPTATION
(ARK, Hall, Stone)
CONSERVATION
- The brown bear is not a main concern.
- In some regions they are protected by the law.
- In some places they are thriving, but in Europe they are dying out.
- Brown bear are being hunted for their fur, claws and gall bladders.
- As humans expand their territory brown bears are losing theirs.
- To help you can donate to ARKive.
WORK CITED
Radin , Len. Bears and Birds in Alaska. N.d. Photograph. flickrWeb. 14 Apr 2013.
< http://www.flickr.com/photos/drurydrama/8457383743/ >
thor_mark, .The Life of a Brown Bear in Katmai National Park. N.d. Photograph. flickrWeb. 15 Apr 2013.
< http://www.flickr.com/photos/14723335@N05/8187485296/ >
Chapman, Carl. Alaskan Life. N.d. Photograph. flickrWeb. 15 Apr 2013.
< http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlchapman/2055542320/ >
thor_mark, . First Catch of the Day!. N.d. Photograph. flickrWeb. 15 Apr 2013.
< http://www.flickr.com/photos/14723335@N05/8184323268/ >
passengercis, . black bear. N.d. Photograph. flickrWeb. 26 Apr 2013.
< http://www.flickr.com/photos/passengercis/5120826062/ >
kennethkonica, . Hit the snooze button for me one more time!. N.d. Photograph. flickrWeb. 14 Apr 2013.