Saving Polar Bears throughout the world
Polar Bears International (PBI) is dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear through and education.
PBI supports research projects that benefit the world's polar bears. PBI's low overhead is covered by gift shop sales and administrative grants, so every dollar donated goes directly to key polar bear projects.
PBI's educational efforts include a number of innovative projects collectively known as the Adventure Learning Program where every fall students from 4 different countries travel to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada to explore a range of issues relating to polar bears, humans, and the environment.
PBI's educational effort includes working not only with students and researchers but also with the zoos with polar bears to educate the public.
PBI supports research projects that benefit the world's polar bears. PBI's low overhead is covered by gift shop sales and administrative grants, so every dollar donated goes directly to key polar bear projects.
PBI's educational efforts include a number of innovative projects collectively known as the Adventure Learning Program where every fall students from 4 different countries travel to Churchill, Manitoba, Canada to explore a range of issues relating to polar bears, humans, and the environment.
PBI's educational effort includes working not only with students and researchers but also with the zoos with polar bears to educate the public.
Mission and Guiding Principles
Core mission
Conserve the world's polar bears through research and education
Guiding Principles
* PBI is dedicated to understanding and communicating all points of view on issues affecting polar bears throughout the world.
* The Board of Directors is made up of individuals with no financial interest that would benefit from involvement with PBI so as to eliminate any perceived or actual conflict of interest.
* Board members do not receive any compensation or expense reimbursement.
* 100% of all donations go to the initiatives.
* Gift shop proceeds and administrative grants cover PBI's low overhead.
For full info on who Polar Bears International is and what they do, click Polar Bears International.
How Polar Bears International is Helping Save Polar Bears
What donations go for
Your donations go:1. To scientists to collect vital data from collaring studies in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas and elsewhere.
2. To provide Arctic experience for zookeepers so they truly understand the lives of these magnificent animals.
3. For groundbreaking work on polar bear physiology like the recent polar bear hearing studies and ongoing research to determine the minimum distance needed to protect maternal dens from human activity.
To help with this worthy work, you can make donations by clicking, YES, I Will Help!
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In just 5 minutes, you can make a meaningful contribution to the PBI right now. And it's FREE. Just build a lens (what Squidoo calls a web page). It doesn't have to be about polar bears. It can be about anything: your favorite zoo polar bear, a hobby, recipe, travel location, movie, book, or, well, you name it.Your page will help get the PBI's message in front of thousands of new supporters. It will also generate royalties that go straight to the PBI, every month, forever. All you have to do is set the lens' royalty setting to go to Polar Bears International.
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Featured Lenses Supporting Polar Bears International
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Great Polar Bear Movies And Books
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Here you'll find books and movies about polar bears: book and movie reviews, movie previews and trailers, videos, photos, movie posters and links to other great polar bear sites. I love polar bears, so I'll watch and read then review and rate each bo...
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Are You Polar Bear Aware?
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Polar bears are affected by habitat loss, destruction and degradation of ecosystems, pollution, over-exploitation and climate change. These factors are among the powerful and persistent impacts on polar bear populations and health. The purpose of thi...
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Polar Bear Videos -- Polar Bears, Here, There, Everywhere
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Get your polar bear fix here with live, cartoon and animated videos showcasing polar bears in all their glory. You'll find funny, serious and educational videos as well. Watch and learn about these magnificent creatures and find out where you can lea...
News about Polar Bears International
Polar Bear news around the world
- Saving the bears
- While most people are worried about what goes on in their local communities, a 9-year-old Stillwater girl is looking far beyond her Minnesota borders to fight for her passion.
- Press Publications > Archives > St Croix Valley Press > News > Saving the bears
- While most people are worried about what goes on in their local communities, a 9-year-old Stillwater girl is looking far beyond her Minnesota borders to fight for her passion.
- Students acknowledged for work to benefit polar bears
- The students are finalists in a national contest sponsored by Polar Bear International in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium. The teens have been working for months to educate the community about ways to "power down" and reduce the consumption of fossil fuels in an effort to preserve the polar bears' arctic habitat, which many believe is being destroyed by global warming. They are to travel to San Diego this month for the final leg of the competition.
- Teens work to help save polar bears
- Two Utah teens concerned about the possible effects of global warming have turned their attention to Canada's arctic tundras, where the melting ice cap is endangering the survival of polar bears.
- Batavia teen works to save polar bears
- Last fall, Batavia High School senior Katie Billing spent a week shivering in the Arctic to study how global warming is hurting polar bears.
- Project Polar Bear - Teens Show Us How to Make a Difference - Green Daily
- You will be so inspired by the example of the teens in this video! They are the semi-finalists and winners of Project Polar Bear, a contest run by Polar Bears International, a...
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Polar Bears International is dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear through research and education.
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Apr 29, 2009 @ 8:12 pm
- Thanks (and blessings) for all you do!
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- SemperFidelis SemperFidelis Apr 11, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
- Blessed by a SquidAngel today!
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~ Colleen :o)
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- TheGreenerMe TheGreenerMe Apr 3, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
- These really are incredible creatures. I love this lens, as well as all your other bear/polar bear lenses! They're works of art.
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- jeffwend jeffwend Jan 10, 2009 @ 2:45 pm
- They really are beautiful creatures that deserve our respect and protection. I don't think I'd like to get to close to one in the wild though =)
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- JenOfChicago JenOfChicago Jan 7, 2009 @ 1:37 pm
- Great lens!
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