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Ursus maritimus

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Classifications [top]

List of Habitats:
3 Shrubland
3.1 Shrubland - Subarctic
9 Marine Neritic
9.10 Marine Neritic - Estuaries
10 Marine Oceanic
10.1 Marine Oceanic - Epipelagic (0-200m)
List of Conservation Actions:
1 Land/water protection
1.1 Site/area protection (in place)
1.2 Resource & habitat protection (in place)
2 Land/water management
2.1 Site/area management (in place)
5 Law & policy
5.1 Legislation
5.1.1 International level (in place)
5.1.2 National level (in place)
5.1.3 Sub-national level (in place)
5.4 Compliance and enforcement
5.4.1 International level (in place)
5.4.2 National level (in place)
5.4.3 Sub-national level (in place)
List of Threats:
1 Residential & commercial development
1.2 Commercial & industrial areas
3 Energy production & mining
3.2 Mining & quarrying
4 Transportation & service corridors
4.3 Shipping lanes
5 Biological resource use
5.1 Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals
5.1.1 Intentional use (species is the target)
5.1.2 Unintentional effects (species is not the target)
6 Human intrusions & disturbance
6.1 Recreational activities
6.3 Work & other activities
7 Natural system modifications
7.2 Dams & water management/use
7.2.11 Dams (size unknown)
9 Pollution
9.2 Industrial & military effluents
9.2.1 Oil spills
9.2.3 Type Unknown/Unrecorded
11 Climate change & severe weather
11.1 Habitat shifting & alteration
Citation: Schliebe, S., Wiig, Ø., Derocher, A. & Lunn, N. (IUCN SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group) 2008. Ursus maritimus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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