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The Wild Things

Award-winning journalist John Nielsen tells the stories of WWF field teams through this new biweekly podcast series. Listen.

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Make a symbolic Polar Bear adoption to help save some of the world's most endangered animals from extinction and support WWF’s conservation efforts.
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Danger Watch

A species relative risk of extinction, as determined by the IUCN - The World Conservation Union. More

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    Extinct

    No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

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    Extinct in the Wild

    Known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population.

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    Critically Endangered

    Facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

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    Endangered

    Facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

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    Vulnerable

    Facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

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    Near Threatened

    Likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

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    Least Concern

    Does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endagnered, Vulnerable or Near Threatened

Endangered Species Act

The polar bear is listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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Polar Bear Slideshow

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WWF Experts

Meet Geoff York, WWF’s polar bear expert

Expedition Diary


The Polar Bear Research Expedition
Join WWF's polar bear expert, Geoff York, as he rejoins the US Geological Survey (USGS) as they work on a variety of polar bear research and monitoring activities in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea.

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Geoff York on Polar Bear Conservation

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Track Polar Bears


Track polar bears in three different areas of the Arctic: Svalbard, Norway; Hudson Bay, Canada and Beaufort Sea, Alaska, US.

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