Monday, December 10, 2007

Endangered Species: More bear species threatened with extinction

Link:http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn12904-more-bear-species-threatened-with-extinction.html

Summary: In the article bears are an important topic in today's time. There are only two bears of a certain species that are still not threatened by extinction. This species is listed as "least concern" by experts. Experts say that if it was not for bears being left out in the wild the population would drop unexpectedly. Some of the species habitats have declined causing the popultaion of bears to do the same.

Questions: Endangered species
Why is this species endangered? The bears are left in the wild and are being hunted
What could prevent this organism from going extinct? Smaller number of hunters
List three things you learned from this article in your own words.
1. Bears are at stake of severe extinction
2.Hunters are the main cause of the extinction
3.The popultaion of the bears is dropping everyday
What impact would the absence of this organism have on its ecosystem/community? Larger population of bears

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