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Published online 12 November 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2007.192
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Bears under threat
Six of eight species vulnerable or endangered.
Three-quarters of bear species are threatened with extinction according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN), a global consortium of environmental groups and government agencies.
Thousands of scientists are working with the IUCN to map the threats to all land-mammal populations around the globe.
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we all know that the bears are under threat, but the more important issue is that how we can change the situation to save them? what can we do to lessen the plight? i think bears, especially the panda bears are very lovely, so i don't want to see them endangered...