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Our Campaign Polar Bear Conservation

Support the tracking of six female polar bears and their cubs in Canada's Hudson Bay region. This will help provide vital information in support of a study to determine the effects of climate change.

Polar Bear Conservation

Support the tracking of six female polar bears and their cubs in Canada's Hudson Bay region. This will help provide vital information in support of a study to determine the effects of climate change.

Current Fundraising Goal Info

Buy an hour of helicopter time for field surveys and research

$33 $1,000

Need

Arctic ice is melting at a faster rate than many scientists predicted it would - accelerating dramatic environmental change. It is widely believed that the consequences of this environmental change are both global and local in scale - but the full extent of how people and the environment are affected is not entirely understood.

Scientists believe that the effects of climate change on polar bears provides a barometer for the overall health of the planet. Vital information in needed in support of this hypothesis and to understand how climate change will affect us all.

Solution

The polar bear tracker program provides scientists with vital information that will help us understand and address the impact of climate change, develop initiatives to safeguard Arctic habitat and protect the polar bears.

Understanding and Addressing The Impact of Climate Change
Temperatures in most parts of the Arctic are rising and this is affecting the people and species that live in the north. WWF is working globally to understand and reverse the effects of climate change. We're collecting scientific data on changes in the sea ice and its impact on wildlife. This information helps us educate and direct people, governments, and industry to do more to reduce the harmful effects of climate change on the planet.

Safeguarding Habitat
WWF is working with local people, governments and industry to set aside a network of protected Arctic marine and land habitats. These habitats provide a vital role in preserving the natural balance of the Arctic habitat and include caribou calving sites, polar bear den areas and marine/animal feeding sites.

Saving Polar Bears
WWF is committed to securing a future for the world's polar bears, and globally we are working with various partners in order to make sure we have the best scientific research and data when trying to influence governments to take a stance on climate change and protect this beautiful animal.

Impact

WWF-Canada is tracking female polar bears to determine the impact of climate change on their behaviour and survival. This will help us better understand and prepare for the impacts of climate change as well as engage the public and create much-needed awareness.

News

Apr
09

Nunavut is melting away

Nunavut is melting away
"The old ice is melting. It's hard to build an Igloo. Our fishing holes seem to get smaller in just one day. Polar bears are going hungry. When they are hungry they are not scared of people or dogs. Last fall, two polar bears came into town. We must continually be worried" – Simon Oleekatalik, 72 resident of Taloyoak, Nunavut
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Mar
03

Enter the Earth Hour Every Hour contest for your chance to win the trip of a lifetime

Enter the Earth Hour Every Hour contest for your chance to win the trip of a lifetime
Tell us how you are doing your bit to save the planet & you could win a trip to see polar bears!
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Feb
09

Polar bear naming contest winners

Polar bear naming contest winners
We were thrilled at the huge response to our polar bear naming contest.
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Top Supporters

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1 groink
groink Switzerland (Schweiz)
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2 JRouse
JRouse Canada
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3 chiaopi
chiaopi Mexico
38,652
4 ajston
ajston Canada
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5 patrikh
patrikh Sweden (Sverige)
26,495
6 snoweider
snoweider United Kingdom
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7 djbally
djbally Canada
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8 cheapthrills
cheapthrills France
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9 eyuan31
eyuan31 United States
20,473
10 deanna
deanna United States
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Every time you see this ad, you're raising money for your cause!

Shoutouts

Molly says:

"Save the Polar Bears"

Aug 08
playfights says:

"we are almost done this goal! 1 more dollar. "

Jun 09
JRouse says:

"We're almost there! $11 left. I wonder if this will be the biggest single goal reached on BTW?!"

May 27
JRouse says:

"Check this out, polar bear climbing to get food: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8622000/8622244.stm"

Apr 20
KMaziuk says:

"I believe if we all work together we can save the polar bear!"

Apr 11
jessymbolism says:

"nothing breaks my heart more than to hear the plight of the polar bears."

Mar 07
someone123 says:

"Polar bears...reminds of so many things..."

Mar 03
JRouse says:

"Interesting article discussing the changing habitats and how grizzlies are now moving north: http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/grizzly-bears-move-polar-bear-habitat-manitoba-canada.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+scienceblogrssfeed+(Science+Blog)"

Feb 24
Marsha says:

"Trying to save polar bears is a very good cause. In the attempt to save the polar bears, it brings awareness to the habitat that they live in and in turn, the importance of the preservation of the arctic ecosystem. Everyone should work together to save these increadibly cute and increasingly rare animals! "

Jan 10
jessymbolism says:

"i contacted the NRDC last year with an idea to help save them. I said that we should create man-made icebergs or flotation devices so that they could rest between traveling. They said that it would cause damage to ships. Well, so do icebergs! It is beginning to make me think they wanted things this way just so more cargo could be shipped cheaper:("

Dec 27
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