Posts tagged: Polar bears

WWF response to inaccurate polar bear quote

Contrary to what was reported in your recent story (“Let’s put hysteria over polar bears on ice”), WWF welcomes the news that polar bear populations in Western Hudson Bay may be stable or slightly increasing.

April 18, 2012
Posted by Martin von Mirbach

Canadian Polar Bear populations

Some recent reports on survey results suggest that the polar bear subpopulation in Western Hudson Bay is healthier than previously believed. For many, this has created some confusion: are polar bears out of danger there? The short answer is no.

April 08, 2012
Posted by Peter Ewins

Must watch: The Nature of Things presents Polar Bears: A Summer Odyssey

A new documentary shows a ‘teenage’ polar bear as he struggles to survive an epic migration and hardships on land during his first summer alone.

April 03, 2012
Posted by Guest Blogger

Polar bears don’t eat Cheerios

Also, when females don’t want to go on a date, they use the excuse, “I have to wash my hair that day”.

December 20, 2011
Posted by Steph Morgan

A call to action on climate change

Just over a week ago, I was in Churchill, Manitoba, enjoying the company of some of the local polar bears. While it was great to see so many bears in action, it was also a sad sight, since there was still no sign of the sea ice that is so important to these bears in Hudson Bay.

November 28, 2011
Posted by Geoff York

Cold climate. Big hearts.

At WWF, partnerships are part of our DNA.

November 25, 2011
Posted by Christina Topp

RSA seeing is believing: a time to paws for thought

My week in Churchill with WWF brought home to me the amazing pace of our changing climate and the impact it is already having on our planet.

November 24, 2011
Posted by Guest Blogger

Day 8 of the Grand Polar Bear Adventure

Our last day in Churchill – we think.

November 18, 2011
Posted by Riannon John

Day 7 of the Grand Polar Bear Adventure

I guess it had to happen eventually – and I know it’s good for the bears, but brrr! Today the temperature dropped. Significantly.

November 17, 2011
Posted by Riannon John

Days 5 and 6 of the Grand Polar Bear Adventure

Day 5 was a day “on the town” – my first chance to spend some quality time in Churchill itself!

November 16, 2011
Posted by Riannon John

An Arctic Awakening

So here I am on Nolinor flight 899 from Churchill to Winnipeg, a plane full of bright faces, on their way home from a weekend to remember.

November 15, 2011
Posted by Guest Blogger

Lessons from Churchill

After almost a week in Churchill of managing the logistics for the exciting trips that WWF is hosting for our strategic partners, I am really getting to know the place and its people, and am making a few newbie discoveries.

November 14, 2011
Posted by Juliana Dutkay

Day 4 of the Grand Polar Bear Adventure

A truly spectacular day in Churchill. The sky was clear, the sun was brilliant and the polar bears were animated.

November 14, 2011
Posted by Riannon John

Days 2 and 3 of the Grand Polar Bear Adventure

It has been a busy few days – we’ve watched bear lifts, heard the stories of a local competitive dog-sledder, enjoyed a campfire in a teepee, and spent a day hanging out with polar bears in a Tundra Buggy!

November 13, 2011
Posted by Riannon John

Polar Bears on Standby

I’m up early again – something I got really into as a kid, when I realized that most of the interesting behavioural things in the animal kingdom happened well before humans were up and about!

November 12, 2011
Posted by Peter Ewins
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