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We're researching, testing and deploying innovative solutions for polar bear conservation.
We work with partners in science, technology, and media on projects across the Arctic. With a focus on polar bear conservation, our ongoing research inspires action, adds to our understanding of polar bears, and brings hope to people who believe it’s not too late to make a difference.
Bear-dar: Early Detection Radar
Polar Bears International is collaborating with Spotter Global to create an early alert radar system that alerts communities and remote camps when a bear is approaching.
Polar Bear Deterrents
What are the best ways to keep people and polar bears safe when their paths cross?
Polar Bear Safety
Being bear aware in polar bear country will help keep both polar bears and people safe.
Waste Management
Properly managing waste can help reduce the smells and promise of food that attract polar bears into communities.
Hudson Bay Population Study
We support long-term monitoring of these polar bears, among the most affected by climate change.
Barents Sea Population Study
We're supporting work to better understand these polar bears ranging between Norway and Russia.
Burr-on-Fur
A smaller, lighter polar bear tracker opens up new possibilities.
Den Emergence Study
This collaborative maternal den study is the first to combine satellite tracking collars with remote camera traps, offering a unique look at polar bear denning behaviour in the Arctic.
Building a Polar Bear Pedigree
A detailed polar bear family tree tells us how genes flow and how genetic diversity may contribute to the species’ long-term survival.
Indigenous Knowledge in Churchill
A storywork research project explores the distant past, past, present, and future visions of human-polar bear coexistence with Swampy Cree, Sayisi Dene, Métis, and Caribou Inuit Elders and Knowledge Keepers.
Den Detection Tools
Our team is researching whether synthetic aperture radar, attached to an aircraft, can be used to find polar bear dens hidden under the snow.
Safe and Responsible Polar Bear Tourism
We're working to ensure that polar bears aren’t disturbed in a biologically meaningful way and that people and bears remain safe.
Polar Bear Attacks and Causes
Understanding the causes of polar bear attacks on people is critical to ensuring both human safety and polar bear conservation.
Iñupiaq Knowledge of Polar Bears
A map-based, story-telling approach integrating Iñupiaq and conventional scientific knowledge about changes to polar bears and their habitat.
Wrangel Island Polar Bear Study
This collaborative study is now on pause due to the war in Ukraine.
We focus on projects with the greatest impact on polar bear conservation.
We work with partners on projects related to conflict-reduction, with a goal of helping polar bears and people live safely with each other.