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Follow polar bears "live" as we track them across the vast white desert of the Arctic ocean...

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Polar bear threatened

The polar bear is under threat from climate change. There are more than 20,000-25,000 polar bears in the Arctic, but this could change if the Arctic continues to warm at twice the rate as the rest of the world.

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) lists the status of the polar bear as "vulnerable" on its Red List of Threatened Species.

If our great-grandchildren are to live in a world with polar bears in it, we must all take action now to reduce our emissions of carbon dioxide.

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Learn more about WWF's polar bear work around the Arctic by visiting the WWF-Canada and WWF-US polar bear websites.

Latest Polar Bear News

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10 species to watch in 2010

Iconic animal populations being decimated by habitat loss and poaching: Climate Change emerges as clear threat on WWF’s Annual Watch List.

Posted on 03 December 2009 | 8 comments | Read more

Polar bear (<i>Ursus maritimus</i>) walking on thin ice and trying to reach the next ice block.

Alaska critical habitat for polar bears declared

WWF applauds the announcement of the proposed designation of key areas of polar bear habitat across Alaska by the US Department of the Interior. The requirement for the identification of 'critical habitat' was triggered by the listing of polar bears as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act in 2008.

Posted on 23 October 2009 | 0 comments | Read more

An inquisitive polar bear peers through the window of the Tundra Buggy, a vehicle being used by polar bear experts from WWF and Polar Bears International to observe the animals in the wild.

Arctic warming sees more polar bear populations threatened

The world’s top experts have just confirmed that Arctic warming is continuing its ravages of polar bear populations. The Polar Bear Specialist Group of the International Union of the Conservation of Nature has added to its list of declining polar bear populations.

Posted on 07 July 2009 | 23 comments | Read more