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Wetlands help keep water clean and control floods.

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Five out of eight species of bear in the world are endangered.

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The U.S. lists species as endangered if they are predicted to be extinct within five years.

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Nearly one-tenth of the world's mammal species are threatened with extinction.

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Bear gall bladders can fetch high prices.

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The world wide market in bear parts is estimated at $2 billion.

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Black bears breed March through May.

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Black bear cubs, born in January or February, weigh only 8-10 ounces at birth.

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Female black bears range over an area averaging 5 square miles to meet their habitat needs.

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Female black bears do not become reproductive until 4-8 years old.

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The average weight of an adult female black bear is 345 pounds.

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The average weight of an adult male black bear is 460-520 pounds.

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Predators of bear cubs include adult male bears, wolves, bobcats, eagles, mountain lions, and dogs.

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Thirty-two American states contain American black bears.

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The lifespan of black bears in the wild can be 55 years or more.

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The "American black bear" ranges in color from black to brown to blue-white.

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Black bears eat berries, flowers, roots, nuts, decaying animal carcasses, fish, ants, honey, squirrels, and moose calves.

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The number of cubs ranges from one to four, with two being average.

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At birth, cubs are like guinea pigs—covered with hair, eyes open

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Most black bears hibernate for between 4 and 7 months, gaining as much as 30 pounds a week prior to hibernation and losing 15-30% of their body weight during hibernation.

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During hibernation, the black bear passes neither urea nor solid fecal waste.

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Black bears hibernate in a cave, dig out a den, or hole up in a brush pile, hollow log, or tree cavity.