Assertion: polar bear | /r/HasProperty | endangered
Facets:
value: to climate change
type: CAUSE
value: under criterion
type: OTHER
value: to predation
type: CAUSE
value: on the endangered species list
type: LOCATION
value: highly
type: DEGREE
value: by orcas
type: OTHER
value: occasionally
type: DEGREE
value: to predators
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in the u.s.
type: LOCATION
value: internationally
type: LOCATION
value: by the iucn
type: OTHER
value: under the endangered species act
type: OTHER
value: at this stage
type: TEMPORAL
value: especially
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Polar bears are also endangered.
text: Yet, polar bears are vulnerable to climate change, as rising temperatures cause sea ice to form later each year and melt earlier, resulting in a loss of habitat and less time for hunting for food.
text: According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the sun bear, sloth bear, Asiatic, and spectacled bears are all listed as Vulnerable and decreasing in population; the polar bear is also listed as Vulnerable but its population status is unknown.
text: In the U.S., polar bears are listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
text: Internationally, they are listed as a vulnerable species by the IUCN.
text: 9 Are polar bears endangered?
text: Why are polar bears endangered?
text: Why are polar bears endangered?
text: There is such a lot of debate between the researchers and Inuits, about whether polar bears are actually endangered or not.
text: Because they rely on sea ice to hunt ringed seals, polar bears are especially vulnerable to climate change.
text: Young polar bears will not hide in dens, so they are highly vulnerable to predators at this stage.
text: Adult polar bears are occasionally vulnerable to predation by orcas (Orcinus orca) while swimming, but they are rarely reported as taken and bears are likely to avoid entering the water if possible if they detect an orca pod in the area.
text: Polar bears are now listed as Vulnerable on the Endangered Species list.
text: Nevertheless, polar bears are listed as "Vulnerable" under criterion A3c, which indicates an expected population decrease of ≥30% over the next three generations (~34.5 years) due to "decline in area of occupancy, extent of occurrence and/or quality of habitat".