Follow polar bears "live" as we track them across the vast white desert of the Arctic ocean...
WWF-Canon Polar Bear Tracker
Find out more
- watch an animation that explains how we track the polar bears on this website
- read the expedition diary from Tom Arnbom, a Swedish biologist, as he visits WWF's Polar Bear Patrol project in Vankarem, Chukotka, north-east Russia.
- follow the bears on Svalbard and the Southern Beaufort Sea using Google Earth
- play online games or download education packs in the Canon Kids' Zone
- Read more about polar bears
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.
Find out more:
- Threats to the polar bear
- Status of polar bear populations around the Arctic
- What you can do to help
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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CITES votes against polar bear trade restrictions
Countries involved in the meeting of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) have voted not to move polar bears to a category that would further restrict trade in the species. The decision is in accordance with the analysis by WWF that polar bears do not meet the criteria for such a move.
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.
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.
