Polar bear states obliged to take action on climate change at historic meeting
An agreement signed in 1973 obliges the five Arctic states with polar bear populations to take action on climate change at a meeting next week, WWF said today.
WWF push for change for polar bears in 2009
The WWF Arctic Programme has launched a concerted push in 2009 for big conservation wins for polar bears, set firmly in the context of the battle against global warming. The first part of this push will occur at the upcoming Meeting of the Parties from March 17-19 in the Norwegian Arctic, with parties to the Agreement for the Conservation of Polar Bears and Their Habitats.
Polar bears creaking under the strain
Eight of the 13 Canadian polar bear sub-populations are either depleted or showing significant signs of stress, and future reduction of sea-ice in the Arctic could result in a loss of two-thirds of the world's polar bears within 50 years.
Polar bear listing weakened by Bush administration’s parting shots
In its final days in office, the Bush Administration has announced two substantial rule changes that would seriously undermine the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), specifically gutting key protections for polar bears, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) officials said.
Polar Bear Patrol awards given out for 2008
Each year in November, the Umky Patrol, or Polar Bear Patrol, awards people and organisations that have made a major contribution to the protection of polar bears and their habitats in the Russian Arctic.
Canadian territory fails to protect polar bears
Canada's youngest territory is facing an international backlash following its decision to leave unchanged the number of polar bears it allows to be killed in part of the Baffin Bay region each year.
Watching wild polar bears in Hudson Bay, Canada
WWF polar bear experts are spending the next couple of weeks in the 'polar bear capital of the world', the town of Churchill, on the shores of Hudson Bay in Canada.
WWF Arctic Programme’s Polar Bear biologist, Geoff York, and WWF Canada biologist, Pete Ewins, will both be taking part in a programme organised by Polar Bears International (PBI), which involves trips out on the tundra in a fully-wired 'Tundra Buggy' that can take the experts out among the polar bears.
Polar bears sending a message to the world
WWF polar bear experts are spending the next couple of weeks in the “polar bear capital of the world”, the town of Churchill, on the shores of Hudson Bay in Canada.
Arctic sea ice at lowest level ever
Arctic sea ice may well have reached its lowest volumes ever, as summer ice coverage of the Arctic Sea looks set to be close to last year’s record lows, with thinner ice overall.
Polar bears found swimming miles from Alaskan coast
Wildlife experts have expressed their alarm after at least nine polar bears were found this week swimming in open water off the coast of Alaska - with one at least 60 miles from the shore.