Module 1D – Apply

Follow the link to the Discord community and post your comments from the following questions:

• Which of the behaviors listed in Module 1A have you witnessed from the bears at your institution?  

• Are there ever any opportunities in your communications to relate individual bear behavior at your institution to species-specific behavior in the wild? This feels like an opportunity to share all the fun moments of the bears in your care being bears? Are you incorporating these into interactions with the public?

• Are there opportunities at your institution for marketing/communications teams and animal care teams to work together when communicating about the animals in your care? For example, do you work together on social media content, keeper blogs, videos, media interviews. etc.? Share some examples on collaborative efforts!

• How is climate change impacting polar bear denning and reproduction?

• Please share your thoughts on at least one of the areas below regarding the PBI Polar Bear Tracker:

  • Have you identified the Arctic Ambassador bear?

  • What do you notice about the bear movements? In relation to time of year? In relation to ice coverage? 

  • What are some ways you have/can use this tool at your organization? Are there other educational partners this tool could be shared with?