Polar Bear

Polar bear genome assembly

Official website for the Polar Bear Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission

Brief description of polar bears from the International Association for Bear Research & Management

In this episode, host Ari Daniel Shapiro relates two close calls with polar bears. Listen as Heather Craig recalls how, on a small Arctic island, she got an unexpected wake-up call. And when researcher Steve Amstrup accidentally crashed through the roof of a polar bear’s den, no one could predict what happened next.

Listen to the Polar Bear Podcast on the EOL Learning+Education website. You can also meet the featured scientists, view photo galleries of field work in the Arctic, and find relevant educational materials.

A comprehensive list of information regarding polar bears from Polar Bears International.