About Polar Bears
The Role of Genetics in Polar Bear Conservation
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
About Polar Bears
Share the Science to Protect Moms and Cubs
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
About Polar Bears
Top Mom and Cub Facts
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
Education Centre
Polar Bear Tracker Update: Fall/Winter 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
Conservation Concerns
The Bear and The Net (Revisited)
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