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Although sun bears are small, they do not have many natural predators. But they are hunted repeatedly by stray tigers, and disturbed by snakes. But the biggest hunter is human. Humans have been hunting them for a long time, therefore it caused the sun bears to be in part of endangered species. There are very few left in the wild, and rest are kept in zoo or protected in some safe areas. The IUCN(International Union for Conservation of Nature),classified the sun bears as sixted bear species threatened due to its vulnerable. | Although sun bears are small, they do not have many natural predators. But they are hunted repeatedly by stray tigers, and disturbed by snakes. But the biggest hunter is human. Humans have been hunting them for a long time, therefore it caused the sun bears to be in part of endangered species. There are very few left in the wild, and rest are kept in zoo or protected in some safe areas. The IUCN(International Union for Conservation of Nature),classified the sun bears as sixted bear species threatened due to its vulnerable. | ||
[http://a-z-animals.com/animals/sun-bear/][http://www.orangutans.com.au/Orangutans-Survival-Information/Sun-Bear-Facts.aspx] | [http://a-z-animals.com/animals/sun-bear/][http://www.orangutans.com.au/Orangutans-Survival-Information/Sun-Bear-Facts.aspx] | ||
* Number of sun bears is constantly getting low. The first reason is deforestation of their natural place of living. | |||
* Hunting (these bears are hunted for sport, fur, meat and gall bladder, which is useful improving health). And Malayan sun bears are hunted for bile and paws. | |||
* Young bears are sold as pets (as they are considered to be small and non-offensive to people). | |||
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