Shake off those late winter doldrums and join us in observing International Polar Bear Day. These large bears of the Arctic region aren’t endangered but are considered a vulnerable species. As Arctic sea ice coverage continues to shrink due to warming ocean temperatures, the polar bear population faces a rapidly shrinking habitat. Polar bears have large hunting ranges, and rely on the Arctic ice to get around. Their role as an alpha predator in the Arctic is a crucial part of the natural balance in their unique ecosystem. If our sea ice disappears, the bears may soon follow.
A predator at risk
Today in History
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Ready. Set. Snow.
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This grizzly has Napping Day down
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Humpback whales in Maui, Hawaii
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A Bengal tiger in Ranthambore National Park, India
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Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming
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Marine Day in Japan
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It s tree-climbing season
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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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Friendship Day in the City of Brotherly Love
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Mountain goats at Glacier National Park in Montana
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A different view of sharks
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Mapping courage in the Seventh Ward
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Decorating for Diwali
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Crimson-rumped toucanet in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
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Thomsons gazelles, Maasai Mara, Kenya
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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A spectacle unlike any other
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Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
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Aloe in bloom
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Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
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A polar bear near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
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Siblings Day
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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Antarctica Day
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Arromanches-les-Bains for the 81st anniversary of D-Day
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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Keep your hands inside the ride at all times…
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National Llama Day
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