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  __//**Endangered Species **//__ Polar Bears The **polar bear (**scientific name //Ursus maritimus)// is a bear native to the Arctic Ocean and its surrounding seas. The polar bear is the world's largest carnivore on land. Their diet consists of mostly seal. The polar bears are on the endangered species list and continue to be effected by the climate change, which is causing ice to thin and melt which reduces their habitats. Loss of sea ice leads to higher energy requirements to locate food. Morality rates are increasing, 42% of the cubs reach 12 months of age. This number was 65% fifteen years ago. There are many organizations working to protect and save polar bears. WWF and many others have different ways for people to get involved. With donations and fund raisers to help pay for research and to help keep places for polar bears to say. All of the organizations are working hard to find new ways to keep the polar bears alive, for they don't have a very promising future.

Tigers The **tiger** (scientific name //Panthera tigris//) is a member of the Felidae family; the largest of the four "big cats".Native to much of eastern and southern Asia, the tiger is a carnivore. Saola Spectacled Bears Amur Leopard Elephants Eurasian Lynx Iberian Lynx Pandas Penguins Dolphins