International Polar Bear Day Feb 27, 2022

International Polar Bear Day

Today we celebrate International Polar Bear Day to spotlight efforts that protect these charismatic but vulnerable animals. Perhaps no other creature is as emblematic of climate change as polar bears, the apex predator of the Arctic. As the planet warms, their fragile habitat shrinks.

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Today in History

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Feb 27, 2019A predator at risk
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