Discover your polar bear awareness quotient here!
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 this lens is to raise money to help save Polar Bears from extinction while helping more people become Polar Bear Aware.
You'll find information ranging from Polar Bear ART to ZOOs and everything in-between. There will be bear facts and photos; cartoons & jokes; contests & factoids; links to wildlife, endangered species and environmental organizations; lists of great books; links to great videos and live polar bear cams and link to sites about cute KNUT, Hudson, Flocke and Wilhelma.
In one section, my good friend David Booth of Cabin Fever Art, has a weekly Polar Bear Cartoon that changes every Monday. Check back often as I'm constantly adding new stuff.
Now, off you go. Relax and enjoy the journey but do take it all in. There will be a test -- I kid you not -- about half way through you'll find my "Polar Bear Aware-ness Test". Take it if you dare and find out just how Polar Bear Aware you are!
The royalties from this lens are donated 50% to National Wildlife Federation and 50% to Polar Bears International.
Polar Bear Scientific Classification
Classification of Polar Bears
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Ursidae
Genus: Ursus
Species: U. maritimus
Binomial name
Ursus maritimus
Phipps
From Wikipedia
Polar Bears Listed As 'Threatened' Species
The U.S. government lists Polar Bears as Threatened under Endangered Species Act. (May 14, 2008)
For U.S. Dept. of Interior's complete press release, click Decision to Protect Polar Bears under Endangered Species Act.
UnBEARably Cute Pictures of Polar Bears
Polar Bears In All Their Majestic Glory
Here we'll gather Flickr pictures of polar bears showcasing their many moods -- mad, bad, silly, sleepy, maternal, or majestic. Add your favorite pictures so we can all enjoy these beautiful beasts! Then, don't forget to vote by clicking the little buttons under your favorite shots. Then, refresh your screen and the picures will reorder by total points.
Thanks to the following Photographers so far:
thelearnr, lemperleconnie, Gregory Byerline, alan-sf, giles.breton, chorickr, Eisbar, Splashing!, ucumari, and iphotograph
Attention: First Time Readers
The Go-To Place for Polar Bears
I created this lens to be the GO-TO place on all things polar bear. Here you'll find loads of interesting photos and facts which might be just what you're looking for. For those of you who want more, you'll find many relevant links to more in-depth info.
As sections become overly large, I split them off into their own pages and have links to get to them. For example, Polar Bear Videos, Polar Bear Cartoons and Polar Bear Ware.
It is a long lens so you are not expected to take it all in in one bite. I've organized it logically (I think) so read for a while, bookmark the page, and come back often. I add to it often. (I research, write about, read about or sculpt polar bears every single day so I have a mammoth amount of information on them.)
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Description Of The Polar Bear - Ursus Maritimus
The Largest Member Of The Bear Family
Polar bears are such great creatures. And to think that it's only in recent evolutionary time that bears adapted to arctic sea life. It started during the Ice Age, in the northern seas, when the seals needed to breathe and reproduce at the surface. By doing this, the seals put a rich year-round food source within reach of a population of brown bears, who then started to live on the ice, evolving into something like the polar bear of today around 100,000 years ago.
Weighing about 330 to 1,760 pounds, the length of the polar bear's body is approximately 6.6 to 10 feet (some sources say 8 to 11 feet) tall. The male body is usually larger than the female. The polar bear, similar to the brown bear, is large and stocky. It has an elongated neck and small head. Its fur, usually white, sometimes appears yellow, due to oxidation.
A polar bear has black skin, which helps it absorb and hold heat from the sunlight. It is definitely well dressed for the weather with a layer of fat more than 4 inches thick to provide good insulation. The heavy fur on its feet (its foot is about 9 inches wide and 12 inches long) provides warmth and traction. Since each foot is so large, it acts as a handy snowshoe. They walk with a bow-legged gait.
It is a good swimmer with its broad forepaws that serve as paddles. When swimming underwater, the small ears flatten for protection and its nostril close. It paddles at about 6 and one-half miles per hour - front feet only, hind feet trailing - and can remain submerged for about 2 minutes. The hairs of its waterproof coat are hollow which is a good insulator and increases the bear's buoyancy when swimming.
A polar bear has a good sense of smell, sensing prey at a distance of about 20 miles. Although little is known about its sense of touch (its eyesight and hearing is acute), a polar bear is able to manipulate various objects with great dexterity.
With canine teeth larger and sharper than those of other bears, the polar bear is the most carnivorous North American bear.
How Polar Bears Evolved
Not Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather's Brown Bear
The earliest polar bear fossil is less than 100,000 years old. And it is likely that they separated from the brown (grizzly) bear somewhere near the arctic coast of Siberia.
As the polar bear evolved, it's appearance diverged from the brown bear's, growing hair all over it's body except nose and pads of feet. The bear's coat became white to yellow and sometimes light brown depending on the time of year.
The head became elongated with a Roman nose. The cheek teeth became smaller and more jagged and the canines larger and sharper for tearing apart it's favorite food, seal. And their claws are also shorter and more solid than the brown bear.
The polar bear's tail and ears are smaller than the brown bear's but they have huge feet. Their feet are used to swim (used oar-like) and like snowshoes on the snow and ice. They also have small, soft papillae on the bottoms of their feet which gives them traction on the ice when they run.
How Polar Bears Reproduce
Polar Bear Birthing Facts
Polar bears mate in April or May.
Although the egg is fertilized, it remains in a state of suspension in the female until late in August or early September. The egg then implants in the wall of the uterus and begins to grow.
Early in November or December, the female, prepares for the impending birth by digging a maternity den. She stays in the den and the babies are born between late November and early January.
Polar Bear Embryos
By Award Winning Photographers
Cibachrome print of polar bear embryos by award winning international photographers, Daniel & Geo Fuchs. To see it and more of their fabulous work, click The Bulger Gallery.By the way, how many embryos do you count?
Polar Bear Birthing Facts
Everything You Want To Know About Polar Bear Cubs
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Polar Bears are born deaf and blind.
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The cubs fur is so fine that for a long time they were thought to be born hairless.
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Cubs weigh 1 to 1-1/2 pounds at birth.
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Eyes open around day 26 after birth.
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Cubs get sense of smell at day 50.
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Cubs begin to walk at around 2 months old.
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A baby polar bears is no bigger than a rat when it is born
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Males weight more than females at birth.
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Polar bears mate in late April or early May.
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Cubs are born in late November through early January depending on mating.
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When cubs leave their den in March or April, they weigh 25 to 30 pounds.
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Polar Bears whiskers
Do polar bears have whiskers?
Turns out that polar bears have distinctive whisker spot patterns. The University of Central Florida keeps a visual database of polar bears encountered with photos and encountering information.
They have a picture of the polar bears side-view (right or left side) that shows the whisker spot patterns and scars. Each bear's is unique.
For more information, see Reuters's article Of Fingerprints and polar bear whiskers.
Polar Bear Tracks -- paw print
How big are polar bears paws?
Polar bear paws are large -- about 9 inches wide and 12 inches long. Here's a photo of a print left by a polar bear. You can see just the front part of the paw.
Polar bear paw at Alaska zoo
Polar Bear Tail
How big is a polar bear's tail?
The tail of a polar bear is very small compared to the rest of his body.
The tail is flat and between 3 to 5 inches long. It's not always easy to see because the long hair on the body often covers it.
Here's a great shot of one.
If you buy something from this page ...
If you buy something from this page, you'll automatically be making a donation to the National Wildlife Federation and Polar Bears International, working to save polar bears.
Doesn't that feel good?
Polar Bear Photo Showcase
Fabulous polar bear photos
My favorite bear photos are by ucumari on Flickr. These are just a few. Click ucumari to see her complete bear set.
*TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
Test Your Knowledge
Test Your Polar Bear Aware-ness ...
If You dare!
Answer the following 10 questions to find out how Polar Bear Aware you are. After taking the test, click on the link at the bottom to get the answers and your Aware-ness Quotient. Take the test again after reading though the lens.
1. Polar bears evolved from which other bear?
2. Female polar bears are called what?
3. What is the Inuit name for polar bear?
4. What color is the skin of a polar bear?
5. A polar bear can remain submerged for how long?
6. _________ is known as the polar bear capital of the world.
7. A denned mother often goes without food or water for how long?
8. Cubs don't leave the den until they are how old?
9. Besides man, what is the biggest threat Polar Bears face?
10. What is the Polar Bears favorite food?
Aware-ness Quotients:
0 - 1 wrong answers = Polar Bear Aware
2 - 3 wrong answers = Bear-ly Aware
4 - 5 wrong answers = Bears Repeating
6 + wrong answers = Bear-ly Worth Scoring
Click here to see the answers and get your Aware-ness Quotient.
What Is Your Polar Bear Aware Quotient?
How Did You Score On The Polar Bear Aware-ness Test?
See how you compare with others that took the test. Remember, if you don't like your score, take the test again after you finish reading through the lens. I won't tell.
*WEEKLY POLAR BEAR CARTOON
Weekly Polar Bear Cartoon
WEEKLY Polar Bear Cartoons by David Booth
Cartoon changes every Monday
Come back every Monday to see a NEW Polar
Bear Cartoon. To see all of David's cartoons, be sure to go to his wonderful website Cabin Fever Art. Tell him you saw him at Polar Bear Aware! You can get this design or any of his other dozens of cartoons and artwork on anything from t-shirts to note cards at Cartoon Bear Ware
Polar Bear Cartoon By David Booth
Polar Bears Cartoon Ware by David M. Booth
Polar bear cartoon t-shirts and other ware
Polar Bears And Their Habitat
Where You'll Find Polar Bears
Polar bears live only in the Northern Hemisphere. They inhabit the Arctic ice cap, islands, sea ice, and water and continental coastlines. Polar bears prefer the sea ice habitat. They like to be near the continental coastlines or islands.
Polar bears are found in Canada, from the northern arctic islands south to the Hudson Bay. They are also found in Greenland, the islands off the coast of Norway, on the northern and northwestern coasts of Alaska and on the northern coast of the former Soviet Union.
Some polar bears spend part of the year on land, although in warmer climates a bear might become stranded. Most pregnant females spend the autumn and winter on land in their maternity dens.
The home range of a polar bear tend to be larger than for other mammal species because of the changes in sea ice from year to year and even season to season. Small home ranges are between 19,000 to 23,000 miles, and can be found near Canadian Arctic Islands. Large home ranges are about 135,000 miles and can be found in the Bering or Chukchi Seas. A polar bear is capable of traveling 19 miles or more per day for several days, although some are capable of much more than that.
Polar Bear Habits
Polar bears are Fierce, Playful, Maternal
Polar bears, like people, prefer certain foods. They have an acute sense of smell and is able to locate prey, even when hidden by snowdrifts or ice. Polar bears mainly stalks young seals and can eat nearly 50 a year). They also like walruses and capture them by swimming underwater to their ice floes. They also likes algae (when available), berries, birds and bird eggs, crabs, dead animals (including whales), grasses, mushrooms, small mammals, starfish, and sometimes...adult seals.
The polar bear, when it returns to it's den is lethargic. Males usually den from late November to late January, while females den for a longer period of time, from November to March. During that time, the sows give birth. The cubs remain with their mother about 1-1/2 to 2 years.
One of the largest denning areas for polar bears is the lowlands of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It is also the only known region where polar bears den in earth rather than in snow. They actually dig down to the permafrost to excavate caves.
Most polar bears meet their potential mates in prime seal-hunting spots. Female polar bears don't breed every year since they have cubs for up to 2 years. So, getting a date can be a real challenge! Therefore, competition for the attention of a female can be truly fierce. The males must fight one another for the privilege of mating, sometimes viciously. 
Although mating takes place in late March to mid-July, females delay implantation of its fertilized eggs until early fall when it digs out and enters its den, giving birth a month or two later. To carry off a successful pregnancy and denning, the pregnant female must greatly increase her weight, mostly in fat. The denned mother often goes without food or water for as long as nine months.
The cubs are born in December or January, usually a pair of fur balls. They weigh in at about 1 to 1.5 pounds. When they leave their den in March or Apr, the cubs will weigh 25 to 30 pounds.
What Polar Bears Eat
Are polar bears omnivores?
Polar bears, like people, prefer certain foods. They have an acute sense of smell and is able to locate prey, even when hidden by snowdrifts or ice. Polar bears mainly stalks young seals and can eat nearly 50 a year). They also like walruses and capture them by swimming underwater to their ice floes. They also likes algae (when available), berries, birds and bird eggs, crabs, beluga whale and bowhead whales carcasses, grasses, mushrooms, small mammals, starfish, and sometimes...adult seals.
Foods Polar Bears love -- Watermelon!
Photo of a polar bear eating a watermellon
Click to see more photos.
Interesting Polar Bear Facts
Did You Know This about Polar Bears?
Please vote for the one you find most interesting and add your own. Come back to see what else we find out about Polar Bears.
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Polar bears are considered marine mammals because their primary habitat is sea ice and not the adjacent land.
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Polar bear liver is not safe for human consumption.
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The polar bear is also called nanook, nanuq, nanuk, ice bear, sea bear, eisbär, isbjørn and white bear.
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Polar bears can sleep in any position.
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Photograph a polar bear with an ultraviolet light sensitive camera, it will appear black.
That's because their hair is hollow and not white but clear and their skin is black.3 points
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Polar bears shed their hair annually in the Spring.
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Alaska's Chukchi and Beauford Seas are known as the Polar Bear Seas.
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Photograph a polar bear with infrared film in the wild and it will not appear at all.
This is due to the 4 to 4-1/2 inch thickness of their fat and 2 layers of fur.2 points
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Polar bears molt once every year.
Their fur sheds and is replaced with a shiny, new coat.2 points
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Polar bears are the largest carnivores in the world.
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Scientific name is Ursus maritimus.
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Polar bears are found only in the Northern Hemisphere.
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United Russia in 2005 approved the polar bear as its new symbol replacing the brown bear.
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*INUIT BELIEFS
Inuit Beliefs
Inuit Beliefs About The Polar Bear
What do Inuits believe about polar bears?
The prehistoric Inuit people held strong beliefs about animals and about the polar bear specifically. They knew how to kill animals including polar bears but they believed they had to defer to their spirits when they did.
The beliefs and practices varied some depending on where the people lived. However, they had (maybe some still do) the following common themes: They believed that...
* All creatures have souls.
* That a polar bear would give itself to a hunter only if it were treated properly after death.
* The spirit of an animal might be chosen to be the tornaq (spiritual guardian) of an individual.
* The most powerful tornaq (after the Sedna, the Goddess of the sea, who was held to be the most powerful being of all) was that of a polar bear.
* It was wrong to kill a polar bear too soon after another one was killed so there was a taboo set on hunting. For instance, the Netsilik, Copper, and Inland Inuit abstained for 5 days after killing a female and 4 days for a male.
* If a polar bear was wounded by a hunter, it's soul would be deeply offended and cause sickness and harm to the hunter therefore, it had to be tracked down and killed.
The Inuit people still have much regard and reverence for the polar bear.
The Inuit legend of Qupqugiaq aka Kokogiak
Inuit legend
Qupqugiaq is a 10-legged polar bear in this Inuit legend. In the story, he renounces violence and tries to create a love-based community.
To read the complete story, click Kokogiak
*LIVE POLAR BEAR CAMS
Live Polar Bear Cams
Watch Polar Bears Live!
Polar Bears Cams From All Over The World
Here are live cams from zoos and other locations all over the world where polar bears are being recorded live. Watch them hunt, play, sleep, or doing whatever they want to do!
National Geographic Magazine Polar Bear Cam This live video stream is provided in partnership with Polar Bears International (PBI), RealNetworks, Inc., Frontier North's Tundra Buggy® Adventure, and SeeMore Wildlife Systems. Filmed in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
San Diego Zoo's Polar Bear Plunge You'll meet the 4 polar bears: Kalluk, Tatqiq, Chinook and Shikari. This exhibit also has Siberian reindeer, Pallas' cats, northern birds, and native plants. There's an underwater viewing room where the bears are known to swim right up to the glass to check out all the humans on display.
WWF Save The Polar Bear, Polar Bear Tracker For the last four years WWF has tracked polar bears in the Arctic. Their positions are beamed from collars on the bears' necks, via satellite to scientists, and then to their website. It allows regular updates about how the polar bears behave in their arctic environment and how they may be affected by climate change. You can read more about tagging the polar bears on the WWF website which is brought to you with the help of the Norwegian Polar Institute.
Alaska Zoo Polar Polar Bear Cam shows the 2 polar bears at the zoo and included still shots as well.
Are You Polar Bear Aware? by David Booth
Animated polar bears
*ANIMAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS
Animal and Environmental Groups
National Wildlife Federation
To Help Save The Polar Bear
When I discovered the problems facing polar bears, I looked for an organization that I could work with to help save them. I found the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). Their mission is to protect wildlife for our children's future, connect people with nature and to confront global warming.
I am proud to be a member of NWF and to support them in their efforts to save Polar Bears and other animals from extinction.
The NWF is helping to lead a nationwide grassroots effort to protect the Arctic Refuge. For more information on this click NWF-Arctic Refuge. Or, for membership information, click NWF Membership.
50% of all income received on this lens is donated to NWF with the other 50% going to PBI.
Donate to NWF and help protect Polar Bears and the Environment
National Wildlife Federation's Alaska Regional Center is committed to protecting Alaska's wildlife and wild places for our children and grandchildren. We work in partnership with concerned citizens, grassroots groups, and communities.
Polar Bears International
The Ultimate Polar Bear Organization
I am so happy to have found Polar Bears International (PBI), a non-profit "dedicated to understanding and communicating all points of view on issues affecting polar bears throughout the world and conservation through research and education."
A few of their programs include: The Conference Classroom, where field scientist teach live classes from the tundra via Web casts; a Leadership Camp for high school students from around the world who travel to Churchill, Manitoba to study; a Polar Bear Camp at Gordon Point near Churchill; and several guest lecturer series. PBI also have the most comprehensive website on polar bears anywhere.
For more information or to join or donate to this wonderful organization, click Polar Bears International.
50% of all income received on this lens is donated to PBI with the other 50% going to NWF.
Donate to Polar Bears International and help save polar bears
Polar Bears International is dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the polar bear through research and education.
Endangered Species Organizations Protecting Polar Bears
Friends of Polar Bears And All Other Animals
Interested in learning more about Polar Bears? Read about the organizations and what they are doing to help the polar bear and other endangered species.
National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Tel: 800-822-9919
11100 Wildlife Center Dr, Reston, VA 20190-5362
Mission:
To inspire Americans to: 
* protect wildlife for our children's future
* connect people with nature
* confront global warming
Polar Bears International (PBI) Tel: 225-923-3114
105 Morris Street, Suite 188, Sebastopol, CA 95472
Mission:
1. Conserve the world's polar bear through research & education.
2. Serve as a central educational resource on polar bears worldwide.
3. Promote teamwork and encourage constructive dialogue.
4. Build an organization that is international in scope.
5. Operate in a fiscally responsible fashion.
Bears - BearPlanet.org
Mission:
* take care for all species of Bears.
* to educate visitors about all aspects and attributes of Bears
Defenders of Wildlife Tel: 1-800-385-9712
1130 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Mission:
Dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities.
More Endangered Species Organizations
Check Out These Websites For Valuable Infomation
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
- Official website of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Documents, Species database, News & Highlights, ...
- Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Home page of the Endangered Species Program, with links to Program details, endangered and threatened species information, Endangered Species Act ...
- Endangered and Extinct Species Lists
- Clickable Regional Map The clickable regional map shows which species are threatened and endangered in each state and lists fact sheets for some of those ...
- Division of Endangered Species, Listing Program
- International Agreements to protect species that migrate or range across North America and to regulate trade in endangered species. ...
- Endangered Species Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- In 1972 President Nixon declared the current approach inadequate and called on Congress to pass comprehensive endangered species legislation. ...
- Endangered Means There's Still Time
- We hope viewers of our "Endangered Means There Is Still Time" slide graphics will benefit from seeing, and not only reading about, endangered species in ...
- Wildlife Alliance
- Wildlife Alliance's mission is to protect and preserve wildlife, forests and oceans for future generations. Our field operations, formerly carried out under the name WildAid, train and equip park rangers to fight crimes against nature, and prevent poaching and illegal habitat destruction in Southeast Asia, Latin America, Russia and the Western Pacific through collaboration with governments and communities. We improve the management of protected areas, support sustainable development initiatives, and empower countries to enforce transboundary wildlife regulations.
- Alaska Wilderness League
- For wildlife like polar bears and caribou, for local communities and Alaska Natives, and for future generations, Alaska Wilderness League strives to protect Alaska's most significant wild land from oil and gas drilling and other industrial threats.
- Earthjustice
- Earthjustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth, and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. We bring about far-reaching change by enforcing and strengthening environmental laws on behalf of hundreds of organizations, coalitions and communities.
- The Wilderness Society
- Since 1935, The Wilderness Society has led the conservation movement in wilderness protection, writing and passing the landmark Wilderness Act and winning lasting protection for 107 million acres of Wilderness, including 56 million acres of spectacular lands in Alaska, eight million acres of fragile desert lands in California and millions more throughout the nation.
- Save Wildlife - savebiogems.org/wildlife
- Save Wildlife-These threatened species depend on BioGems -- and your online activism -- for their very survival. Grizzly Bears
Grizzly bears are at risk from habitat loss and hunting. Whales
Ear-splitting military sonar is needlessly threatening whales and o
*FREE POLAR BEAR STUFF
Get free polar bear stuff here!
Free Polar Bear "Stuff"
Where You Can Find FREE Polar Bear "Stuff"
FREE Polar Bear Resources
Here you'll find links to other polar bear resources. Let me know if you have anything in particular you are looking for and I'll find it for you!
A List of Zoos with polar bears. Located on PBI site.
Free animated Polar bear greeting cards
From the wildlife and environment site Care2.com! You'll get the polar bear ecards free & can also go to the artist's websites if you want.
The best polar bear pictures located on Flickr.
Flickr is considered the best online photo management and sharing application in the world.
Free polar bear avatar at polar bear avatar
Yamaha Motor Company has a Rare Animals of the World Series of Paper Craft models in which their Polar Bear is fabulous. The instructions are easy to follow: just match the names and numbered parts in the instructions. This will make a great family or school project. Have fun.Here I'll list links to polar bear pictures, etc. that you can get for free. Add any that you know of and please vote for your favorites.
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Free Nature Desktop Wallpapers
Free Nature Desktop Wallpapers galleries for download: Polar bears and other Animals and Landscapes.3 points
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Polar Bear - Other Animals - Animals - Paper CraftCanon CREATIVE PARK
Paper Craft available for free download.1 point
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Premium Wordpress Themes
premiumthemes.net provides Premium Wordpress Themes of high quality! You can find all sort of Premium Wordpress Themes at our Themes Gallery page. Exp...1 point
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Free Care2 ecards, Animated Polar bear Cards, Bears, Arctic, Cute Animal Cards (Page 1)
Browse through this collection of Polar Bears e-Cards, and you%uFFFD're sure to find an image of one of these tundra dwellers you%uFFFDd like to send...0 points
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Free bear downloads
Colorful Free Polar bear screensaver with 15 beautiful images for your desktop. Save images as wallpaper. Many different transitions. Sign the petitio...0 points
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Paint online bear.
Paint online bear N2: Paint online bear. Paint online bear. Game for kids and childs. Paint online pictures. Children like this games.0 points
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3D Arctic Bear 3.0 - Arctic Bear funny scene.
The Screen Saver is completely free, its 3d graphics, picturesque scenery with dark blue sky and ocean and dazzling white snows will please your eyes...0 points
FREE Polar Bear Vector Drawing Tutorial
Use Photo Shop To Create This Great Polar Bear Face
Learn how to draw a vector style polar bear face using photoshop in this free online tutorial. The photo can be used in any graphic design project like in logos. Click Your PhotoShop Guide to get to the tutorial. Here's what the final output of this tutorial would look like:
*MORE POLAR BEAR PHOTOS
More Polar Bear Photos
Polar Bear Playing With Husky
Polar bear playing with dog friends
To see the full video, go to Polar Bear and Husky
*POLAR BEAR SHOP
Polar Bear Shop
Adopt a Polar Bear
Get a free polar bear plush
Scientists predict two-thirds of polar bear global population could disappear within the next fifty years! Rising temperatures are literally melting the ice beneath their paws, drastically reducing their habitat and food supply. The situation is dire.By adopting a polar bear from National Wildlife Federation today (less than 10 cents a day), you will be helping to save these magnificent creatures. Best of all, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing you're helping to protect polar bears and other imperiled wildlife.
For more information, click New Adoption Center
I have my polar bear plush, do you have yours?
Great Books & Beautiful Polar Bear Calendars
Get polar bear books and calendars here
These books & Calendars are "must haves" for any serious Polar Bear lover. Please vote on your favorites items or add any you feel should be here. Thanks!
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Klondike & Snow: The Denver Zoo's Remarkable Story of Raising Two Polar Bear Cubs by David E. Kenny
I love this book! I have fostered kittens and bott more...5 points
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Little Polar Bears by Thorsten Milse
A great picture book of moms and cubs. Milse tells more...4 points
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Polar Bears National Geographic 2007 Wall Calendar
Has beautiful pictures of polar bears. Mine hangs more...3 points
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Mama Bear 2009 Polar Bear Calendar by Thomas Kokta
Spend a year with 'Mama Bear' and her cubs and dis more...1 point
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National Geographic Polar Bears 2009 Calendar by Zebra Publishing Corporation
12 x 12 calendar0 points
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The Last Polar Bear: Facing the Truth of a Warming World
An intimate photographic expose on the fragile exi more...0 points
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Hush Little Polar Bear by Jeff Mack
AN IMPOSSIBLY CUDDLY BABY POLAR BEARtravels from o more...0 points
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Little Polar Bear Mini Book and Audio Package by Hans de Beer
Children will love poring over Hans de Beer's begu more...0 points
*SEE POLAR BEARS LIVE
See Polar Bears Live
How To Swim With Polar Bears (Safely)
Take a trip to see Polar Bears LIVE!
Visit Churchill, Manitoba, Canada - The Polar Bear Capital of the World
10/8/09: I've started planning my first trip to the Polar Bear Capital of the World - Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. WOOT! On Friday, Nov. 16, 2007, I set a goal to go to Churchill in the fall of 2010. Well, it's going to happen. I'm starting to research how to get there, where to stay, what to pack, what to see, etc. Although I've been saving for almost 2 years, it now seems real. It's really going to happen.
I plan on keeping a journal and taking zillions of pictures and videos while I'm gone to share with you. You can use this Orbitz module to plan your own trip to see polar bears or visit any place in the world at great prices.
**LATEST POLAR BEAR NEWS
Latest Polar Bear News
News from Zoos on Polar Bears
What's happening polar bears in zoos?
- State money helps Como Zoo, polar bears
- Polar bears will take over a new exhibit at St. Paul's Como Zoo in a few months. The state usually helps fund projects of that magnitude at the zoo, but that money could soon disappear as the state looks for ways to cut costs.
- A beary good time to move ANIMALS: Cochrane bids farewell to 'famous twins'
- When the polar bear habitat opened in Cochrane five years ago, visitors arrived to find a pair of females already housed there.
The twins Aurora and Nakita had been placed at the facility a few months before it was officially opened to the public. - Climate role for only polar bear
- Mercedes - the only polar bear in a UK zoo - is to be the focus of an education drive at her new Highlands home.
- San Diego Zoo Scientist Studies Arctic Polar Bears
- News 8 and CBS8.com is the local source for San Diego breaking news and top story headlines. Get the latest local San Diego TV news, sports, weather & traffic - KFMB Channel 8, San Diego, Calif.
- NC Zoo To Kick-Off $2 Million Project Polar Bear Campaign
- The NC Zoological Society will announce the kick-off of its $2 million "Project: Polar Bears" fund-raising campaign.
Feed From Polar Bear News
Bears In The News
This is the feed from my Polar Bear News blog. To see the whole blog click PolarBearNews.com . You can get my blog via email or RSS feed by going to the blog itself. To see a particular article, press on the headline below. I cover news related to Polar Bears and special reports on all 8 bear species. The pictures and other graphics don't show up here so visit the site to see them.
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byMan is the only creature that ...
kills for 'sport' then decorates his home with the remains. - Frankie Kangas
Save Polar Bears From Trophy Hunters- UPDATE
Stop People From Killing Bears For Their Heads and Hides
Vote To Stop Trophy Hunters From
Killing Polar Bears
The government in Canada is still allowing polar bears to be killed for sport. The Obama Administration is considering a proposal that would help stop trophy hunting and the global trade in polar bear parts..
Tell the Obama Administration to stop the killing. Take action now to stop trophy hunting by signing a petition to stop the hunting of polar bears, click Polar Bear SOS. Thank you!
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I want this lens to be a source for everything about polar bears. So, use this guestbook to let me know if something is missing or could be done better. I can't bear to disappoint you!
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- RollingLuggage RollingLuggage Nov 9, 2009 @ 5:10 pm
- Wonderful lens & Great information
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- Light-in-me Light-in-me Nov 7, 2009 @ 1:06 pm
- This lens is so fantastic and I love it. I will be linking it to my Animals In Nature Lens.
Thank you for stopping by and your comment, this inspires me to learn and do greater things. Thnaks for sharing this information , you did a wonderful job.
Robin :)
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- lasertek lasertek Sep 29, 2009 @ 10:25 pm
- I've come across the lens title "Polar Bear Aware" for quite sometime now and this is the first time I've read it. I'm glad that I did open this lens. This is very informative and I must commend the writer for coming up with such cause. Good job!
Do visit my lens if you got the time. Thanks
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- tamron tamron Aug 19, 2009 @ 1:08 pm
- Man What a Lens! I love Polar Bears but I think you got me beat. Awesome Job! Ill rate this a 5* and Im going to lens roll you (Amazing)
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- dorincard dorincard Aug 16, 2009 @ 8:07 pm
- Your lens is Arctic-cool!
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- newbizmau newbizmau Aug 6, 2009 @ 6:07 pm
- Amazing Amazing Lens! I can imagine the time it took to perfect this page. This is THE Most INFORMATIVE Lens I've ever read. 5 Kudos
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Share your best story, photo, joke, links to websites or Squidoo lenses, or anything else shedding light on polar bears. (Limited html.)
I'd love to hear from folks who have visited polar bears in their natural habitat. Thanks and bear hugs, Frankie
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- Pmona Pmona Nov 9, 2009 @ 6:49 pm
- Awesome lens! Thank you for your efforts to raise awareness about these beautiful and amazing animals.
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- Janet1 Janet1 Oct 23, 2009 @ 6:09 pm
- Came back to see what's new and the latest polar bear cartoon. Cool! Keep up the great work.
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- skilly skilly Oct 17, 2009 @ 12:29 am
- Love the polar bear and this lens!! 5*. Wish I could give it 6*.
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- inkserotica inkserotica Oct 16, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
- Such a wealth of information about a beautiful creature 5*. You are loved and blessed!
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- TheGreenerMe TheGreenerMe Oct 1, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
- I just linked to this on my reusable bag lens. There's a new polar bear reusable bag that seemed to be begging to be linked to this page. Still one of my favorite lenses on Squidoo!
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- orangeduvet orangeduvet Sep 27, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
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*INTERESTING BEAR SITES
Interesting Bear Sites
Polar Bear Cartoon Site
David Booth and I are pleased to announce our new polar bear cartoon blog. Check it out at Bear Cartoons.
The B-Cool Stuff -- Wearable Art and Gifts for people Who Care is sold on the blog with 10% of all sales donated to National Wildlife Federation
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For the inspiring true story of the Dancing Bear Rescue (told with photos and videos) and meet the Co-founder and Director aka BEAR MAN, click HERE.
Here's my favorite link:
Silly Bear by ucumari on Flickr
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No Heads, Hides Or Body Parts, Just Pixels And Bragging Rights
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I am truly grateful to each of you who have visited and rated the lens. Thank you for supporting me in my quest to raise awareness and money to save the Polar Bears. You rock!
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