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A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

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Celebrating Marine Moms

The ocean is home to many moms of all shapes and sizes: from charismatic polar...

Wed, 04/24/2013 - 17:29

Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.

The Sant Ocean Hall: Life at the Poles Exhibit

Most of you know that the Earth’s poles are cold. But did you know that there are...

September 2011

The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One Species at a Time. In this podcast, host Ari Daniel Shapiro relates two close calls with polar bears. Listen as Heather Cray recalls how, dumped by a storm on a small Arct

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Polar Bears: One Species at a Time

The Encyclopedia of Life brings us another installment of the podcast, One...

Tue, 06/28/2011 - 14:25

Looking through this iceberg's reflection in the Antarctic water, you can see the iceberg below the surface—some 90% of its total volume.

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The Arctic and The Antarctic

Travel to the ends of the earth—literally—and discover the polar ocean basins....

April 2018

Polar bear siblings in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near Hudson Bay spar playfully during migration.

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Polar bears at play

Polar bear siblings in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near Hudson Bay spar...

Polar bears are threatened by a lack of sea ice.

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Polar Bears on "Thin" Ice

Polar bears are threatened by the loss of sea ice in the Arctic. They walk for...

Scientists document a direct relationship between Arctic sea ice and polar bear survival.

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Forecast for Polar Bear Populations

Scientists document a direct relationship between the extent of sea ice and polar...

A polar bear lifting his head to smell the scent of humans nearby

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Polar Bear Impacted by Climate Change

A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in Churchill Wildlife Management Area in Manitoba,...

Polar bear siblings in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near Hudson Bay spar playfully during migration.

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Polar bears at play

Polar bear siblings in the Churchill Wildlife Management Area near Hudson Bay spar...

Two polar bears at Cape Churchill in Manitoba, Canada

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Polar Bears, Cape Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

“In late November, land-locked polar bears gather along the Hudson Bay to await...

Polar bears have evolved to survive in the Arctic.

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Polar Bear on the Ice

Polar bears have evolved to survive in the Arctic with large, oar-like front paws...

A polar bear and its cub in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.

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Polar Bear Mother and Cub

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is found in the Arctic and classified as a...