Polar bears get their special day
Polar Bear International's International Polar Bear Day, Feb. 27th, celebrates the world's largest bear and land carnivore to bring attention to the challenges polar bears face in a warming Arctic—and how we each can help with conservation efforts.
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Warming temperatures in the Arctic are leading to melting ice that threatens the polar bear's habitat.
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Some scientists predict that the Arctic could be ice-free in summer in just ten years, according to PBI.
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As part of its Save Our Sea Ice campaign, on International Polar Bear Day PBI asks people to adjust their thermostats a few degrees up or down (depending on where they live) to save energy and show their commitment to lowering carbon emissions that are contributing to climate warming.
Photo: Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub, Wapusk national park, Canada.
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Polar bear photographed in the Svalbards islands, Norway.
The chief treat to the polar bear is the loss of its sea habitat due to climate change.
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Wilbaer, the four-month old polar bear cub is seen playing during the first day of his public appearance at the Wilhemina in Stuttgart, Germany, April 16, 2008.
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Polar bear Uslada shakes itself dry in their enclosure at the St. Petersburg Zoo, April 24, 2014.
The U.S. Geological Survey projects that two thirds of polar bears will disappear by 2050.Scientists say there's still time to save polar bears if we act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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A polar bear cub plays in the snow in at the zoo in St. Petersburg, March 12, 2010. Two cubs were born in November 2009.
Scientists say there's still time to save polar bears if we act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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The 14-week-old polar bear twins play with their mother in their enclosure during the first outside excursion in the zoo in Munich Hellabrunn, March 19, 2014.
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Knut the polar bear cub plays in his pen at Berlin's Zoologischer Garten zoo, April 3, 2007.
Knut, a four-month-old polar bear, was born December 5, 2006, but was rejected soon after birth by his mother.
The cub became a global sensation and even had his own video podcast with thousands of extra visitors flocking to Berlin Zoo to see him. Toy manufacturer Steiff launched a Knut polar bear toy in his honor.
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Knut, the 3-year-old polar bear, rolls in the snow in his enclosure at Berlin's Zoologischer Garten zoo, January 8, 2010.
With temperatures below zero and an ample supply of snow, Knut is finally experiencing his natural habitat.
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A polar bear shakes the water off at the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany, February 8, 2012.
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Two-year-old polar bear Wolodja shakes water from his fur while swimming in his enclosure at Tiergarten Berlin zoo in Germany, August 23, 2013.
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A polar bear is fed with fish at the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany, February 8, 2012.
The U.S. Geological Survey projects that two thirds of polar bears will disappear by 2050.
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Talini, a 9-month old 160-pound polar bear cub, gets a swimming lesson from her mother Barle at the Detroit Zoo's Artic Ring of Life exhibit in Royal Oak, Michigan, August 25, 2005.
Talini's birth was the first polar bear birth at the Detroit Zoo in fifteen years. Her mother Barle was wild born and was rescued by the Detroit Zoo from a circus in Puerto Rico in 2002.
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A polar bear takes a nap in the snow at the zoo in Berlin, December 26, 2010.
PBI hopes to increase public awareness about the need to save the polar bears and their habitat.
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14-week-old twin polar bear babies shelter with their mother Giovanna during their first presentation to the media in Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, March 19, 2014.
The male and female twins were born December 9, 2013 in the zoo.
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One of the 14-week-old twin polar bear babies straddles a tree during the first presentation to the media in Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, March 19, 2014.
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The-14-week old polar bear twins play with their mother in their enclosure during the first outside excursion in the zoo in Munich Hellabrunn, southern Germany, March 19, 2014.
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One of the 14-week-old polar bear twins sit behind a rock in the enclosure during the first outside excursion in the zoo in Munich Hellabrunn, southern Germany, on March 19, 2014.
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14-week-old twin polar bear babies are pictured with their mother Giovanna during their first presentation to the media in Hellabrunn zoo on March 19, 2014 in Munich, Germany. The male and female twins were born on December 9, 2013 in the zoo.
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14-week-old twin polar bear cubs play during their first presentation to the media in Hellabrunn zoo in Munich, March 19, 2014.
The male and female twins were born in the zoo, December 9, 2013.
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A polar bear cub rests on the back of his mother in their enclosure at Moscow's zoo, February 24, 2015.
For more info about the threatened species: Polar Bears International