Articles

Summer is the time of year when polar bears are wrapping up their biggest feasting period, having enjoyed gorging themselves on the bounty of plump spring seal pups. See what the Hudson Bay and Svalbard polar bears have been up to.

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Article | 16 min | Aug 10, 2026

Spring is the feasting season for polar bears, also known as hyperphagia, with young seal pups making for easy, blubbery prey. Read the updates of what a few bears on our Polar Bear Tracker have been up to.

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Article | 10 min | Apr 15, 2026

A new study looks at decoding the genetic makeup of the world’s polar bears, including how genetically diverse populations are and whether the bears might be able to adapt to a warming Arctic.

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Article | 9 min | Mar 24, 2026

New research calls for genetic management plans and ecosystem connectivity; Finds polar bears are becoming smaller and less genetically diverse as sea ice disappears

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Article | 8 min | Mar 16, 2026

Learn about the history of Polar Bears International's maternal den research.

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Article | 7 min | Mar 2, 2026

Tune into live scientist chats about polar bear families, catch the live stream of the Northern Lights, and get involved in Arctic conservation.

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Article | 5 min | Feb 27, 2026

Broken canine teeth are seen in many different predatory animals, including polar bears. A recent study aimed to understand general patterns of canine breakage and scarring in Western Hudson Bay polar bears and examine injury rates over time.

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Article | 4 min | Feb 13, 2026

This International Polar Bear Day, you can help protect moms and cubs by sharing what we know about polar bear denning. When you share this science, you are supporting informed decision making and elevating the needs of denning polar bear families.

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Article | 4 min | Feb 11, 2026

Tune in to celebrate polar bears, learn about moms and cubs, and gain insights into the challenges of Arctic field work during the denning period.

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Article | 1 min | Feb 5, 2026

PBI postdoctoral researcher Dr. Louise Archer discusses her work in polar bear research and shares tips for those wanting to get into the field.

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Article | 5 min | Feb 5, 2026

All moms work hard, but polar bear moms are some of the hardest working of all, with no help from dad and a fasting period that can last 8 months.

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Article | 5 min | Feb 1, 2026

A new long-term study of Svalbard’s polar bears finds that adult bears have largely maintained body condition between 1995 and 2019, despite the region’s rapid loss of sea ice.

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Article | 6 min | Jan 29, 2026

The polar bears on our Polar Bear Tracker were on the move this fall! Learn about what these bears have been up to and their different choices as they follow the changing sea ice while hunting seals.

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Article | 9 min | Jan 20, 2026

Professional photographer Chuck Wood recounts his experience witnessing a polar bear snacking on a reindeer carcass that was stuck in a fishing net.

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Article | 4 min | Jan 14, 2026

Follow the journey of two of the polar bears on our tracker, and learn what a year in their life is like.

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Article | 7 min | Jan 5, 2026