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== Threats == | == Threats == | ||
[[File:Moon Bear Bile Harvesting.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Sun Bear [[Bile]] Extraction Operation in Mong La, Shan, Myanmar.]] | |||
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. Poaching is another huge threat for sun bears. Countries from southern Asia, such as Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam are known for illegal poaching for its gall bladder. These are traded illegally as Chinese medicine, and it can cost up to the price 18 times of gold. [http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1113-sunbear_hance.html]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 sixth 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. Poaching is another huge threat for sun bears. Countries from southern Asia, such as Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam are known for illegal poaching for its gall bladder. These are traded illegally as Chinese medicine, and it can cost up to the price 18 times of gold. [http://news.mongabay.com/2007/1113-sunbear_hance.html]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 sixth 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] | ||
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File:Sun bear 12.jpg|Sun bear<br /> ('' H. malayanus'')<br /> Order: Carnivora<br />Family: Ursatatay | File:Sun bear 12.jpg|Sun bear<br /> ('' H. malayanus'')<br /> Order: Carnivora<br />Family: Ursatatay | ||
File:Sun bear sitting.jpg|Sun bear<br /> ('' H. malayanus'')<br /> Order: Carnivora<br />Family: Ursatatay | File:Sun bear sitting.jpg|Sun bear<br /> ('' H. malayanus'')<br /> Order: Carnivora<br />Family: Ursatatay | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
