At the top of the food chain, polar bears have an important role in the marine environment. Learn how WWF is fighting the biggest threat to polar bears’ survival: loss of sea ice.

Polar bears have relatively high genetic diversity within the species and can disperse over very long distances, suggesting that they may have some capacity to adapt to the ongoing changes …

That’s the stunning population loss for polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea. The news comes from a new study linking the dramatic decline in this polar bear subpopulation in northeast …

"These bears are the first species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act with the projected effects of climate change as their primary threat," says Kruger, one of more than 30 …

2012年8月23日 · This factsheet details basic facts about polar bears, the key threats to their existence, and WWF’s solutions and actions for protecting polar bears’ Arctic habitat from …

2017年1月9日 · The Polar Bear Conservation Management Plan, which focuses on actions for the two U.S. subpopulations in Alaska, stresses the importance of climate change mitigation in …

2020年8月17日 · We know that Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears have suffered recent declines due to the loss of their sea ice habitat. Scientists warn even with strong climate action at a …

Polar bears rely heavily on sea ice for traveling, hunting, resting, mating and, in some areas, maternal dens. But they are losing their sea ice habitat because of a warming climate—the …

View the slideshow below to learn more about polar bears and a recently-announced plan by Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and the United States to prevent this remarkable species …

The coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has become a nursery ground for these polar bears, with one of the highest densities of suitable denning habitat in northern Alaska. …