Bears face threat of extinction due to illegal overhunting

The Yangon Zoological Gardens announced on 23 March, World Bear Day, that bear species are facing the risk of extinction due to the loss of their habitats and being hunted illegally.
There are eight species of bear living in the world, but only 2 species: Himalayan bear and Sun bear live and breed in Myanmar.
Nowadays, all bear species have lost their habitats by illegal overhunting.
Because bear bile is considered to be medicinal and is used in the formulation of traditional medicines, bear species are facing the risk of extinction.
Bears are an important part of natural forests and ecosystems, as well as being an important species in the food chain.
Yangon Zoological Garden has released a statement to mark World Bear Day, saying that bears can regulate the number of other species as well as being key species and ecological engineers due to their ability to change the environment.
Himalayan bears and Sun bears are kept and displayed in the Zoological Gardens (Yangon) and there are 132 species of animals and 1363 animals and all these animals are well conserved in the zoo, according to the announcement in June 2022. — TWA/KZL