On March 23rd, World Bear Day celebrates all types of bears!
Moon bears, sun bears, spectacled bears, sloth bears, black and brown
bears! To many Native American tribes, the bear is a symbol of strength
and wisdom.
Bears are solitary mammals found across North and
South America, Europe, and Asia. These creatures can live up to 25 years
in the wild, but six species are threatened or vulnerable on the IUCN
Red List.
Bears face habitat loss because of logging,
agriculture, and growing human population, melting sea ice, illegal
wildlife trade, often for gall bladder, an ingredient used in
traditional Chinese medicine.
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