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Keep up with our latest articles featuring new research, stories, and content about polar bears.

World Ranger Day Award 2021

We’re pleased to honor Leo Ikakhik and Joe Savikataaq Jr. of Arviat, Nunavut, with this year's World Ranger Day Award, presented each year on July 31.

Polar Bear Questions: How Do Polar Bears Stay Healthy on a High-Fat Diet?

Polar bears consume massive amounts of blubber, yet their hearts remain healthy despite extremely high cholesterol levels. How do they do it?

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Our Thanks to Paira Daiza

Kudos to Paira Daiza for its generous grant in support of ongoing research on the Western Hudson Bay polar bear population.

Polar Bear Home Ranges and Family Ties

Are female polar bears homebodies or wanderers? Do adult daughters stay close to their mother’s home range? A new study sheds light on these questions.

Field researchers set up a solar panel at a den-monitoring site in Svalbard.

Ouwehands Zoo Foundation Supports Research

We’re grateful for the Ouwehands Zoo’s ongoing support of our long-term polar bear den monitoring research in Svalbard, Norway.

Bear Tracker Update: Summer 2021

Summer has arrived on Western Hudson Bay, and so have the polar bears. These bears in live in a Seasonal Sea Ice Ecoregion, where the ice melts each summer.

Live Cam

Our live Polar Bear Cams of the annual gathering of polar bears in Churchill, Canada have wrapped up for the season: Hudson Bay has frozen and the bears are back on the ice hunting seals! Until they return next fall, enjoy highlights. #polarbearcam #arcticinspiration

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Polar Bears and Their Habitat

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Climate Change

A threat to polar bears and the sea ice they depend on.

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“The only way to save the bears and their sea ice habitats is to control temperature rise through greenhouse gas mitigation.”

Dr. Steven C. Armstrup

It's not too late. Act now to effect change.

Your actions today will help prevent potentially catastrophic changes from taking place—not only helping polar bears, but also preserving the climate that has allowed humans to flourish.

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