Which Country Has The Most Bears?

With range and heat maps, discover which countries harbour the greatest numbers of bears, including total populations, subspecies and species. Included in this video are all 8 bear species and where they are found from the black bears of North America to the sun bears of Southeast Asia and the Andean bears of South America. Chapters 0:00 American Black Bear 2:42 Polar Bears in North America 3:41 Brown Bears in North America 4:52 Awards Ceremony 5:24 Russia 7:03 China 8:51 Japan 10:14 India 12:15 Europe 13:48 South America 14:44 Southeast Asia More rabbit holes to dive into! Relatives: https://tbtrvl.com/relatives Parks: https://tbtrvl.com/parks Most Popular: https://tbtrvl.com/popular Newest Videos: https://tbtrvl.com/newest Creative Commons Attribution American Black Bear Distribution Map - WikiCommons / Bobisbob Asiatic Black Bear Distribution Map - WikiCommons / Chermundy + IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, species assessors and the authors of the spatial data Polar Bear & Brown Bear Distribution Map - WikiCommons / CPiGuy Sloth Bear Distribution Map - WikiCommons / Chermundy + IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, species assessors and the authors of the spatial data Spectacled Bear Distribution Map - WikiCommons / Chermundy + IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, species assessors and the authors of the spatial data Sun Bear Distribution Map - WikiCommons / Chermundy + IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, species assessors and the authors of the spatial data Editorial & Other Attribution Kumamon black bear mascot - Niradj / shutterstock.com Polar Bear Subpopulations Map - NOAA Satellite Imagery - NASA Media & Attribution Unless stated above, all still images are used under license from Shutterstock.com. Thank you to everyone who makes their work available for use. Covering all of the wonderful species in these videos would not be possible without your incredible work. Sources & Further Reading Listed below are the sources used to create the video. Black Bears in Mexico https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/44445 North American Black Bear https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41687/114251609#population Number of Black Bears in BC https://wildsafebc.com/species/black-bear/ https://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/blackbear.pdf Black Bears in Alaska https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm%3Fadfg=blackbear.main# Kermode Bear http://www.bearconservation.org.uk/kermode-bear-or-spirit-bear/ https://spiritbear.com/wildlife/spirit-bear/ California Black Bears https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Mammals/Black-Bear Cinnamon Bear http://www.bearconservation.org.uk/american-black-bear-ursus-americanus-2/ Polar Bears https://www.arcticwwf.org/newsroom/features/polar-bears-and-the-numbers-game/ https://www.climate.gov/news-features/featured-images/polar-bear-fortunes-vary-across-arctic https://polarbearsinternational.org/climate-alliance-activity-3b/ Polar Bears in Canada https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/wildlife-plants-species/wildlife-habitat-conservation/conservation-polar-bears.html Polar Bears in Alaska https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/polar-bears.htm Brown Bears in Alaska & B.C. https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=brownbear.printerfriendly https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/plants-animals-and-ecosystems/wildlife-wildlife-habitat/grizzly-bears/grizzly_bear_pop_est_report_2018_final.pdf https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=brownbear.trivia Brown Bears in Russia https://www.researchgate.net/publication/238092119_Dynamics_of_Brown_Bear_Range_and_Status_of_Isolated_Populations_in_European_Russia_Western_Siberia_and_Adjacent_Countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamchatka_brown_bear Asiatic Black Bear numbers in China & Japan https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22824/166528664 Brown Bears in China https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41688/121229971 Giant Panda https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/giant-panda Tibetan Blue Bear https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419309138 Full Source List (there were too many for the character limit so I've included a link to a Google Doc with the full source list for this video) https://docs.google.com/document/d/18tsG6aRIIGeDq_CG1m3L9tG8eGW6rmdSZuX6cx4IKEs/edit?usp=sharing About Textbook Travel: Exploring interesting topics and places. Educational content about the most fascinating elements of our planet and the study surrounding them. Current content includes: Current content: Relatives – a series exploring the most fascinating families in the animal kingdom Wildlife Enthusiast's Guide – a series exploring the wildlife in the world's most spectacular countries There is currently no upload schedule so please consider turning on all notifications to be notified when a new video is released. Thanks! Subscribe: https://tbtrvl.com/subscribe Website: https://www.textbooktravel.com #textbooktravel #animals #bears