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Page 1: Polar Bear Ursus maritimus Lucas Oseguera. Scientific Classification Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora.

Polar Bear

Ursus maritimusLucas Oseguera

Page 2: Polar Bear Ursus maritimus Lucas Oseguera. Scientific Classification Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora.
Page 3: Polar Bear Ursus maritimus Lucas Oseguera. Scientific Classification Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora.

Scientific Classification

• Domain: Eukarya• Kingdom: Animalia• Phylum: Chordata• Class: Mammalia• Order: Carnivora• Family: Ursidae• Genus: Ursus• Species: U. maritimus

Page 4: Polar Bear Ursus maritimus Lucas Oseguera. Scientific Classification Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora.

Polar Bear Facts

• Polar Bears are one of the largest predators in the world.

• The World Conservation Union estimates 20,000-25,000 polar bears populate the world.

• Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland and Norway have polar bear populations.

• Highly dependant on older stable pack ice in the arctic region.

Page 5: Polar Bear Ursus maritimus Lucas Oseguera. Scientific Classification Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora.

Endangered Species

• The polar bear was listed as a threatened species on May 14, 2008.

• Polar bears are threatened with extinction from global warming.

• The Arctic sea ice is where polar bears hunt for ringed and bearded seals, their primary food source, but the ice has been melting due to Global Warming.

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How long will they last?

• In May 2006, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the polar bear to its “Red List” of the world’s most dangered animals, predicting a 30% reduction in the polar bear population in the next 45 years.

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Bibliography"Polar Bear - Defenders of Wildlife." Defenders of Wildlife -

Protection of endangered species, imperiled species, habitats. 17 Sep. 2009 <http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/polar_bear.php>.

"File:Polar Bear 2004-11-15.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 17 Sep. 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Polar_Bear_2004-11-15.jpg>.

"Taxonomy." BioWeb Home. 23 Sep. 2009 <http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/kolinski_alis/classification.htm>.


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