Polar bear news

Threatened polar bear mother and cubs in Hudson Bay.

21 Apr 2008
WWF Canada says bears can’t bear much more
WWF-Canada today called on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to quickly bring in measures to prevent polar bears from slipping towards regional extinctions. » Read more

"Polar Bear Patrol" leaders Viktor Nikiforov (left) and Andrei Boltunov (right).

28 Feb 2008
WWF Sweden awards certificates of outstanding performance to leaders of the “Polar Bear Patrol”
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14 Feb 2008
Canadian province upgrades polar bear to endangered species list
WWF applauds the Province of Manitoba's decision to join a growing list of governmental bodies recognizing polar bears as threatened under its regional Endangered Species Act. » Read more

Margaret Williams is the director of WWF's Bering Sea and Kamchatka program. She has focused on Russian conservation issues for 15 years, and has lived in Siberia, Karelia and Moscow. Now based in Alaska, she also works on international Arctic issues. Margaret holds a degree in environmental studies and is fluent in Russian. She also founded and continues to edit "Russian Conservation News." Before joining WWF in 1997, Margaret worked as a consultant to the World Bank on biodiversity projects in Russia and Central Asia.

30 Jan 2008
Urgent action needed to protect polar bears, WWF expert testifies

The overwhelming body of peer-reviewed science regarding the relationship of declining arctic sea ice to declines in polar bear populations meets the statutory criteria requiring a listing as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, WWF’s Margaret Williams told the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in a hearing held today in Washington, DC that examined threats and protections for the polar bear.
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08 Jan 2008
WWF disappointed by US delay in listing polar bears
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) expressed disappointment over the announcement by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on January 7 that it will delay by up to one month a final decision on whether to list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. » Read more

03 Oct 2007
US-Russia polar bear treaty ratified
The US and Russia have ratified a bilateral agreement for the long-term conservation of polar bear populations shared between the two countries.
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10 Sep 2007
Time running out for polar bears
A new report on the fate of polar bears in a world of climate change predicts disaster for one of the world's most charismatic species. » Read more

Polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea are showing signs of vulnerability, such as diminished size, which researchers suspect is climate related.

08 Aug 2007
Tracking polar bears in Beaufort Sea
WWF has donated satellite tracking collars to the US Geological Survey Alaska Science Center. The collars will be used for studies to fill key information gaps on how polar bears utilize sea ice during different times of year. » Read more

Polar bear (<i>Ursus maritimus</i>) cubs. Svalbard, Norway.

07 May 2007
Children to learn how to help save polar bears
A new educational website launched by WWF and Canon Europe will help teach children about the environmental impacts of climate change. » Read more

Vladilen Ivanovich Kavry, WWF Climate Witness from Russia.

23 Mar 2007
Climate Witness: Vladilen Ivanovich Kavry, Russia
Vladilen Ivanovich Kavry lives at the far eastern edge of Russia on the coast of the Chukchi Sea, surrounded by Arctic wildlife such as walrus and polar bears. He talks about climate changes he has observed over the last few years. » Read more

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