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Polar bears were added to the list of endangered and threatened species in 2006. However, studies show that their number have been increasing since 2001, with about 4,200 more polar bears in 2013 than there were in 2001. If the trend continues, they will no longer be threatened.
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∙ 6y agoThe polar bear was on the list because of global warming trends and their affect on them, and their habitat. The ice in both the north and south poles is melting so they can't get enough food for survival.
We should help them by using solar energy instead of burning fossil fuels that can affect us .
Additional Info: The Polar Bear was added to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Species List with a status of "threatened", on May 15 2008. But the U.S. had already signed the International Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears in 1973, with four other nations that Polar Bears populated. They were Russia, Canada, Denmark (Greenland), and Norway.
Currently, the polar bear is not an endangered species, but listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN.
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∙ 13y agoThe Polar Bear was listed as "threatened" by the US Fish and Wildlife Services, Endangered Species List on May 15, 2008. The Polar bear is also listed by the IUCN Red List as "vulnerable" with a "population trend decreasing". This is a current listing as of 2008, but the Polar Bear was first listed by the Red List back in 1982. It was listed then as "vulnerable" as well. For more details, please sites listed below.
Total population is estimated between 20,000 and 25,000 which is up from 800.
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∙ 12y agoIt is not listed on the endangered list. It is listed vulnerable.
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∙ 10y agoin 1975
As a species, the brown bear is not an endangered species.
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No. The grizzly bear, a race of the brown bear, is listed as "Lower Risk/Least Concern", by the IUCN.
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∙ 12y agoCurrently, the polar bear is not an endangered species, but listed as "Vulnerable" by the IUCN.
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Is a polar bear nearly extinct?
No. Polar bears are not on the endangered species list
Why is the polar bear still at risk for extinction?
As of now, the polar bear is a vulnerable species, not on the endangered species list, as some populations are increasing.
What are the names of endangered list?
Polar bears, giant pandas, rhinos, and snow leopards are on the endangered species list. Other animals on the endangered list that people find unexpected are zebras, peacocks, and the Ugandan Giraffe. The polar bear is not an endangered species, but listed as vulnerable.
What is the date that the polar bear was listed as endangered?
The Polar Bear was listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species List on May 15, 2008, as a "threatened" species. The IUCN Red List listed the Polar Bear for the first time in 1982, as a "vulnerable" species. For more details, please see sites listed below.
How long have poler bears been endangered?
The Polar Bear has been on the IUCN Red List since 1982, listed as "vulnerable". The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Endangered Species List added the Polar Bear in May, 2008 with a "threatened" status. So, the Polar Bear has been on the IUCN Red List for 27 years, and on the U.S. FWS Endangered Species List for almost one year. For more details, please see sites listed below.
What was causing the grizzly to become endangered?
The Grizzly Bear is not on the endangered species list.
How did the brown bear get on the endangered species list?
the brown bear got on the endangered list because humans were destroying their habitat and they were hunted for sport.
What animals are endangered in the polar regions?
The list of endangered or threatened Arctic species are: wolves, caribou, musk oxen, polar bears, seals, sealions, walruses, whales and several species of migratory seabirds and fish. Best Luck, Wyn
Is the polar bear on the World Wildlife Federation's endangered list?
no it is not the polar bear is classified as theatend by world wildlife federation. see link below http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/finder/polarbear/polarbear.html?linklocation=topnavdropdownmenu
When did polar bears become an endangered species?
Polar bears are not becoming extinct, for fact they are growing in population, but they will become extinct because of us humans. Using up to much energy and green house gases which pollute are atmosphere which causes global warming , therefore it warms Earth and melts the sea ice and the The polar bear depends on the sea ice to hunt.
How are polar bears classed on the endangered species list?
Global warming
Could a polar bear become extinct?
Yes. All animals have the potential of becoming extinct, especially those that are on the endangered, critical or threatened species list.
