Family of bears on ice

Without you, there is no them.

Help protect one of the world’s biggest, most-vulnerable species and their habitat.

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Get to Know the Bears

Habitat

Sea ice is the place that polar bears call home.

Adaptations & Characteristics

Learn how polar bears are built for the Arctic and a life on the sea ice.

Endangered Status

Polar bears are listed under a variety of classifications.

Polar bear shaking water off image

Polar bear walking across frozen ice

Photo: Daniel J. Cox / Natural Exposures

Polar bear laying on back

Photo: Tim Auer / Polar Bears International

Three bears on the ice

Photo: Daniel J. Cox / Natural Exposures

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Get to Know the Bears

Polar bear walking across frozen ice

Habitat

Sea ice is the place that polar bears call home.

Polar bear laying on back

Adaptations & Characteristics

Learn how polar bears are built for the Arctic and a life on the sea ice.

Three bears on the ice

Endangered Status

Polar bears are listed under a variety of classifications.

Geographical pin on ice

Polar Bear Tracker

Follow wild polar bears and learn how their movements are linked to the changing sea ice.

Explore the Arctic

Mother bear and her cubs

Tundra Connections Webcasts

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We’re dedicated to conserving polar bears and the sea ice they depend on. Through media, science, and advocacy, we work to inspire people to care about the Arctic, the threats to its future, and the connection between this remote region and our global climate.

What We Do