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  2. Polar bear conservation - Wikipedia

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    The key danger for polar bears posed by the effects of climate change is malnutrition or starvation due to habitat loss.Polar bears hunt seals from a platform of sea ice. Rising temperatures cause the sea ice to melt earlier in the year, driving the bears to shore before they have built sufficient fat reserves to survive the period of scarce food in the late summer and early fall.

  3. The Race is on to Save the Polar Bears

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    Enter Polar Bears International, the only conservation organization devoted solely to wild polar bears. A-Z Animals got a chance to sit down with Amy Cutting, Polar Bears International’s Vice ...

  4. Polar bear - Wikipedia

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    The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can interbreed.The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb).

  5. International Polar Bear Day - Wikipedia

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    International Polar Bear Day is an annual event celebrated every February 27, [1] [2] to coincide with the time period when polar bear mothers and cubs are sleeping in their dens, and to raise awareness about the conservation status of the polar bear.

  6. Conservationists working to tackle rising risk of polar bear ...

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    The conservation organisation, which works throughout the bears’ range – particularly in Canada and Norway, is marking its 13th annual polar bear week, to raise awareness of the animals, their ...

  7. Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears - Wikipedia

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    The Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears is a multilateral treaty signed in Oslo, November 15, 1973, by the five nations with the largest polar bear populations: Canada, Denmark (), Norway (), the United States, and the Soviet Union. [1]