The
Gobi bear (
Ursus arctos gobiensis) is a subspecies of the
brown bearThe brown bear is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It weighs 100 to 680 kilograms and its largest subspecies, the Kodiak Bear, rivals the polar bear as the largest member of the bear family, and as the largest land based predator.While the brown...
,
Ursus arctos, found in the
Gobi DesertThe Gobi is the largest desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia...
of
MongoliaMongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only 24 miles from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator,...
. At present they are listed as "very rare" in the Mongolian Red Book, and may represent a threatened species, as the small population of Gobi bears makes them vulnerable to outside threats. Some estimates place the population as low as 30 individuals.
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The
Gobi bear (
Ursus arctos gobiensis) is a subspecies of the
brown bearThe brown bear is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. It weighs 100 to 680 kilograms and its largest subspecies, the Kodiak Bear, rivals the polar bear as the largest member of the bear family, and as the largest land based predator.While the brown...
,
Ursus arctos, found in the
Gobi DesertThe Gobi is the largest desert region in Asia. It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia...
of
MongoliaMongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It borders Russia to the north and the People's Republic of China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only 24 miles from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator,...
. At present they are listed as "very rare" in the Mongolian Red Book, and may represent a threatened species, as the small population of Gobi bears makes them vulnerable to outside threats. Some estimates place the population as low as 30 individuals.
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