Look after a virtual polar bear on Facebook, learn about its Arctic home and invite your friends to join your polar bear family.
Polar bear slideshow
Latest polar bear news
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.
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.
WWF works to:
- Fund field research by the world's foremost experts on polar bears to find out how global warming will affect the long-term condition of polar bears
- Work with governments, industry, and individuals to reduce GHG emissions and mitigate climate change
- Promote sustainable consumptive and non-consumptive use of polar bears that directly affect the species, such as hunting, poaching, industrial take, illegal trade, and unsustainable tourism
- Protect critical habitat including important movement corridors, and denning habitat
- Prevent or remove direct threats from industrial activity such as oil and gas development, and arctic shipping.
The actions we take include providing support for and communication of key science that will help us build resilience; engaging with indigenous/local communities to reduce human-wildlife conflicts and work towards sustainable development opportunities; and drafting and spearheading management solutions that address the major threats of climate change and industrialization of the Arctic.