The exact conservation status of the blue bear is unknown, due to limited information.
However, in the United States trading blue bear specimens or products is restricted by the Endangered Species Act.
It is also listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) as a protected species.
It is threatened by the use of bear bile in traditional Chinese medicine and habitat encroachment.
The exact conservation status of the blue bear is unknown, due to limited information. However, in the United States trading blue bear specimens or products is restricted by the Endangered Species Act. It is also listed in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) as a protected species. It is threatened by the use of bear bile in traditional Chinese medicine and habitat encroachment.
Tibetan blue bear