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Melursus ursinus

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List of Habitats:
1 Forest
1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
2 Savanna
2.1 Savanna - Dry
2.2 Savanna - Moist
3 Shrubland
3.5 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
3.6 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist
4 Grassland
4.5 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
4.6 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded
14 Artificial/Terrestrial
14.4 Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens
14.6 Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest
List of Conservation Actions:
1 Land/water protection
1.1 Site/area protection (in place)
2 Land/water management
2.1 Site/area management (in place)
3 Species management
3.1 Species management
3.1.1 Harvest management (in place)
4 Education & awareness
4.3 Awareness & communications (in place)
List of Threats:
1 Residential & commercial development
1.1 Housing & urban areas
2 Agriculture & aquaculture
2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
2.1.2 Small-holder farming
2.1.3 Agro-industry farming
2.2 Wood & pulp plantations
2.2.1 Small-holder plantations
2.2.2 Agro-industry plantations
4 Transportation & service corridors
4.1 Roads & railroads
5 Biological resource use
5.1 Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals
5.1.1 Intentional use (species is the target)
5.1.3 Persecution/control
5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
5.3.5 Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded
Citation: Garshelis, D.L., Ratnayeke S. & Chauhan, N.P.S. (IUCN SSC Bear Specialist Group) 2008. Melursus ursinus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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