About Polar Bears
International Polar Bear Day 2024
February 27th is International Polar Bear Day! Join us in celebrating this keystone species and denning families across the Arctic. Find our schedule events and how to get involved
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Article | 5 min | Feb 23, 2024
About Polar Bears
International Polar Bear Day Schedule 2024
International Polar Bear Day is February 27! Tune in to celebrate polar bears, learn about moms and cubs, and gain insights into the challenges of Arctic field work. Also find out how, by working together, we can sustain a better future for moms and cubs
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Article | 2 min | Feb 22, 2024
About Polar Bears
How Do Polar Bears Spend Their Winters?
While it would be reasonable to assume that polar bears are their happiest during the long Arctic winter, a meal can often be hard to come by when the sea ice is fully frozen
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Article | 6 min | Jan 24, 2024
Climate Warming
Reflections on Polar Bear Season
Field Ambassador Larissa Thelin reflects on the way communicating the science about polar bears and climate change has helped her take meaningful action on climate change, and how we can all help by talking about it
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Article | 5 min | Jan 17, 2024
About Polar Bears
Polar Bear Tracker Update: Winter 2024
Find out what each of the bears we follow on our Bear Tracker have been up to now that Hudson Bay has frozen and winter’s chill has returned
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Article | 7 min | Jan 10, 2024
Education Centre
LEGO Group’s Build the Change
PBI recently partnered with the LEGO Group to put on a Virtual Field Trip webcast focused on creativity and innovation, which was geared for all organizations, fun for students, and great for polar bear conservation
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Article | 4 min | Dec 13, 2023
About Polar Bears
Living Alongside Polar Bears
Polar Bears International’s senior director of science and policy, speaks about some of the issues around coexistence and what PBI is doing to help.
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Article | 8 min | Dec 13, 2023
Climate Warming
Sharing Climate Hope Over the Holidays
Our chief climate scientist shares his thoughts on the state of climate progress and the changes taking place. He also responds to the most frequent misconceptions about climate solutions
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Article | 11 min | Dec 12, 2023
About Polar Bears
The Polar Bear as a Climate Icon
Polar bears have long served as a symbol of climate change, but in recent years, images of wildfires, floods, droughts, and other impacts are broadening the public’s understanding. So what does that mean for the bears
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Article | 3 min | Dec 12, 2023
About Polar Bears
Heartfelt Reflections from the Tundra
Our senior director of communications looks back at her more than 40 years of working with polar bears and the changes she’s seen over time
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Article | 3 min | Dec 4, 2023
Climate Warming
Speaking up for Polar Bears
Our director of policy and advocacy talks about our increased involvement in policy-influencing international gatherings — and how they ultimately reinforce the importance of individual and grassroots action
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Article | 7 min | Nov 30, 2023