TO PROTECT A SPECIES, SHOULD IT BE KEPT AND BRED IN CAPTIVITY? POLAR BEAR BLACK FOOTED FERRET

SOME GROUPS THAT ARE TRYING TO HELP THE AND BLACK FOOTED FERRET POPULATION! One group that is helping the Black Footed Ferret population increase is the SSP®. Another group that is helping to protect the Black Footed Ferret is National Parks Conservation Association.

ZOOS HELPING THE BLACK FOOTED FERRET There are breeding groups in zoos that help the Black Footed Ferret reproduce.

HOW MANY POLAR BEARS DIE EACH DAY? About 6 Polar Bears die each day from different causes like drifting sea ice and hunting.

FUN FACTS Polar bears can swim up to 100 miles per day. Did you know the polar bear is the largest land predator? Did you know that the Black Footed Ferret is a nocturnal animal and lives mostly under ground?

THREATS TO THE POLAR BEAR Threats to the polar bears are over hunting, drifting sea ice and poaching.

THREATS TO THE BLACK FOOTED FERRET One threat to the black is the decline of prairie dogs population because this is their main source of food Their fur is sold for money

SHOULD ANIMALS BE KEPT AND BRED IN CAPTIVITY? Some animals should be kept and bred in captivity and some animals should not be kept and bred in captivity. This is based on the fact of past success or failure with each animal being bred in captivity

HABITAT LOSS FOR POLAR BEAR

BLACK FOOTED FERRET HABITAT LOSS

WHY SHOULD THE BLACK FOOTED FERRET BE KEPT AND BRED IN CAPTIVITY?

SHOULD POLAR BEARS BE KEPT AND BRED IN CAPTIVITY?

WHY IS THE POLAR BEAR ENDANGERED?

WHY IS THE BLACK FOOTED FERRET ENDANGERED?

CONCLUSION

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