Why is the polar bear an endangered species?

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One reason, as to why Polar bears are becoming increasingly endangered, is that they eat their own young. In the wild, (especially remote polar-ice caps) Polar bears cannot find food, so they eat their babies, and each other.

Since, polar ice melts, their food availability is decreasing.

It's because of climate changing and global warming. As the ice climate gets warmer, ice is melting early in the summer and freezing later in the winter. Polar bears spend less time on the sea ice, which means they have less time to hunt seals and build up fat reserves. This can mean female polar bears have trouble providing milk for their young. If female bears don't reach a minimum weight, they won't give birth at all.

Polar bears get shot by hunters for their fur as well.

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