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Sharing thoughtful posts about polar bears and the Arctic ecosystem.
It’s hard to imagine a world without polar bears. Yet the Arctic is changing fast. Warming temperatures are shrinking the sea ice they rely on for hunting, putting their survival at risk. #ArcticWildlife #ClimateChange #MissionPolarBearRescue
December 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It’s hard to imagine a world without polar bears. Yet the Arctic is changing fast. Warming temperatures are shrinking the sea ice they rely on for hunting, putting their survival at risk. #ArcticWildlife #ClimateChange #MissionPolarBearRescue
Many cultures honor polar bears with powerful names: Nanuk, the Ice Bear; God’s Dog; the Great Sea Bear; the Lord of the Arctic. Their strength and playfulness made them legends, yet rapid changes in the Arctic are putting pressure on the environment they rely on. ❄️ #MissionPolarBearRescue
December 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Many cultures honor polar bears with powerful names: Nanuk, the Ice Bear; God’s Dog; the Great Sea Bear; the Lord of the Arctic. Their strength and playfulness made them legends, yet rapid changes in the Arctic are putting pressure on the environment they rely on. ❄️ #MissionPolarBearRescue
We’re currently reading 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 and will be adapting key facts and stories into upcoming posts. Clear explanations, conservation context, and updated data will be included. #MissionPolarBearRescue #ArcticWildlife #ConservationFacts
November 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
We’re currently reading 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘤 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘴 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘦 and will be adapting key facts and stories into upcoming posts. Clear explanations, conservation context, and updated data will be included. #MissionPolarBearRescue #ArcticWildlife #ConservationFacts
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Polar bears are universally recognized the world over. Their large body size, white fur, hooked claws, and small ears are all defining features of a predator that is highly adapted to the Arctic environment. But how did these features evolve? Learn more: pbears.org/3TVwduB
March 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Polar bears are universally recognized the world over. Their large body size, white fur, hooked claws, and small ears are all defining features of a predator that is highly adapted to the Arctic environment. But how did these features evolve? Learn more: pbears.org/3TVwduB
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Wishing our polar bear community a bear-y Happy Valentine's Day 💙
February 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wishing our polar bear community a bear-y Happy Valentine's Day 💙
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🐾 This #InternationalPolarBearDay (Feb. 27), join the #PolarBearWalk! 🐾 Whether you walk 1 km or 5 km, raise a toonie or a hundred, every step and every dollar counts toward protecting polar bears and Arctic wildlife🐻❄️
👉 Sign up, step out and make a difference: polarbearwalk.wwf.ca
👉 Sign up, step out and make a difference: polarbearwalk.wwf.ca
February 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🐾 This #InternationalPolarBearDay (Feb. 27), join the #PolarBearWalk! 🐾 Whether you walk 1 km or 5 km, raise a toonie or a hundred, every step and every dollar counts toward protecting polar bears and Arctic wildlife🐻❄️
👉 Sign up, step out and make a difference: polarbearwalk.wwf.ca
👉 Sign up, step out and make a difference: polarbearwalk.wwf.ca
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January 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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The most dangerous individual that a woman will ever meet in her life.
#statingtheobvious #relationship #starryeyed #boyfriend #husband #societalpressure #loneliness #overpopulation
🎥 youtu.be/1g9VX34MSUA
#statingtheobvious #relationship #starryeyed #boyfriend #husband #societalpressure #loneliness #overpopulation
🎥 youtu.be/1g9VX34MSUA
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The most dangerous individual that a woman will ever meet in her life.
#statingtheobvious #relationship #starryeyed #boyfriend #husband #societalpressure #loneliness #overpopulation
🎥 youtu.be/1g9VX34MSUA
#statingtheobvious #relationship #starryeyed #boyfriend #husband #societalpressure #loneliness #overpopulation
🎥 youtu.be/1g9VX34MSUA
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Besides saving #money, saving #energy helps save the #environment since most electricity is still generated from fossil fuels.
#statingtheobvious #fossilfuels #climatechange
#statingtheobvious #fossilfuels #climatechange
Fall and Winter Energy-Saving Tips
Tips for saving energy and money during the fall and winter.
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January 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Besides saving #money, saving #energy helps save the #environment since most electricity is still generated from fossil fuels.
#statingtheobvious #fossilfuels #climatechange
#statingtheobvious #fossilfuels #climatechange
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Aside from all the benefits listed in this article, apartments are typically smaller than houses, so I do not have to buy unnecessary items to fill it up.
#apartment #house #pollution #climatechange #finance #money
#apartment #house #pollution #climatechange #finance #money
8 Reasons Why You Should Move Into An Apartment Instead of a House
The debate over apartment vs house living is a long-standing one. Yet, with more people now renting than any point over the last 50 years, more and more people are realizing the benefits of living in ...
www.norhart.com
January 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Aside from all the benefits listed in this article, apartments are typically smaller than houses, so I do not have to buy unnecessary items to fill it up.
#apartment #house #pollution #climatechange #finance #money
#apartment #house #pollution #climatechange #finance #money
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Today is the Monday-est Thursday. #backtowork
January 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Today is the Monday-est Thursday. #backtowork
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“Drawing awareness to these issues is important, but awareness doesn’t mean anything without action.”
Don Burns shares why he is passionate about supporting an organization like PBI that is working to address the many challenges we face due to climate change.
Join Don: pbears.org/eoydonate
Don Burns shares why he is passionate about supporting an organization like PBI that is working to address the many challenges we face due to climate change.
Join Don: pbears.org/eoydonate
December 23, 2024 at 5:05 PM
“Drawing awareness to these issues is important, but awareness doesn’t mean anything without action.”
Don Burns shares why he is passionate about supporting an organization like PBI that is working to address the many challenges we face due to climate change.
Join Don: pbears.org/eoydonate
Don Burns shares why he is passionate about supporting an organization like PBI that is working to address the many challenges we face due to climate change.
Join Don: pbears.org/eoydonate
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Bubble wrap is made of low-density polyethylene film (LPDF) called RIC4.
240,000 miles of bubble wrap is produced annually. 🧵 (1/3)
#landfills #microplastics #pollution #chemicals #recycle
240,000 miles of bubble wrap is produced annually. 🧵 (1/3)
#landfills #microplastics #pollution #chemicals #recycle
December 25, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Bubble wrap is made of low-density polyethylene film (LPDF) called RIC4.
240,000 miles of bubble wrap is produced annually. 🧵 (1/3)
#landfills #microplastics #pollution #chemicals #recycle
240,000 miles of bubble wrap is produced annually. 🧵 (1/3)
#landfills #microplastics #pollution #chemicals #recycle
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Wishing our polar bear community a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 💙
December 25, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Wishing our polar bear community a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 💙
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A former MIT-educated neurosurgeon explains why he chose not to have a #child in today's culture environment #overpopulation and describes how people reacted to his decision.
#climatechange #wildlife #biodiversity #endangeredspecies #pollution #childlessbychoice #selflove #selfcare
#climatechange #wildlife #biodiversity #endangeredspecies #pollution #childlessbychoice #selflove #selfcare
Why I Chose Not To Have A Child In Today's Culture Environment Overpopulation And How People Reacted
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December 21, 2024 at 4:45 AM
A former MIT-educated neurosurgeon explains why he chose not to have a #child in today's culture environment #overpopulation and describes how people reacted to his decision.
#climatechange #wildlife #biodiversity #endangeredspecies #pollution #childlessbychoice #selflove #selfcare
#climatechange #wildlife #biodiversity #endangeredspecies #pollution #childlessbychoice #selflove #selfcare
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With the news of the Southern Hudson Bay polar bear subpopulation setting records in the last week for time spent on land & a late freeze-up, many wonder: why don’t we feed polar bears while they’re waiting for the sea ice to return? Learn why it is simply not a practical long-term solution, below.
Why Don’t Managers Feed Wild Polar Bears? | Polar Bears International
Supplemental feeding at the scale required to maintain polar bear populations would be extremely difficult and expensive, to the point where it is not a practical long-term solution
pbears.org
December 20, 2024 at 7:33 PM
With the news of the Southern Hudson Bay polar bear subpopulation setting records in the last week for time spent on land & a late freeze-up, many wonder: why don’t we feed polar bears while they’re waiting for the sea ice to return? Learn why it is simply not a practical long-term solution, below.
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As of today, the Southern Hudson Bay bears have now been onshore for 190 days—setting a new record for this region. It’s important to note that 180 days is a critical fasting threshold for polar bears. Beyond that limit, up to 21% of adult males & 63% of subadults may starve to death. Learn more ⬇️ 🌎
Late Freeze-Up in Southern Hudson Bay | Polar Bears International
The polar bears of Southern Hudson Bay are spending a record amount of time off the sea ice this year. What does this mean for them?
pbears.org
December 12, 2024 at 5:14 PM
As of today, the Southern Hudson Bay bears have now been onshore for 190 days—setting a new record for this region. It’s important to note that 180 days is a critical fasting threshold for polar bears. Beyond that limit, up to 21% of adult males & 63% of subadults may starve to death. Learn more ⬇️ 🌎
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I often show my students this visualization of how atmospheric CO₂ travels around the globe. Our attitude toward burning fossil fuels would change significantly if we could actually see CO₂.
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11719
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11719
November 29, 2024 at 10:09 PM
I often show my students this visualization of how atmospheric CO₂ travels around the globe. Our attitude toward burning fossil fuels would change significantly if we could actually see CO₂.
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11719
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?11719
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Quiet moments like these remind us why we love what we do — and why we’re working to secure a future with polar bears in it 💙
November 11, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Quiet moments like these remind us why we love what we do — and why we’re working to secure a future with polar bears in it 💙
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A serotonin boost for your Monday morning 💙
Our team spotted these sweet bears snuggling on the tundra this weekend.
Our team spotted these sweet bears snuggling on the tundra this weekend.
November 18, 2024 at 5:37 PM
A serotonin boost for your Monday morning 💙
Our team spotted these sweet bears snuggling on the tundra this weekend.
Our team spotted these sweet bears snuggling on the tundra this weekend.
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For the town of Churchill, polar bears are a proud part of the town's identity. Our Senior Director of Research & Policy, Geoff York, spoke with the Associated Press about how sea ice loss due to climate change makes coexistence efforts even more crucial.
In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it
Churchill is a remote Canadian town that not only lives with polar bears next door, but loves them. That's because the predator attracts the tourists who saved the town on Hudson Bay when a military b...
apnews.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:57 PM
For the town of Churchill, polar bears are a proud part of the town's identity. Our Senior Director of Research & Policy, Geoff York, spoke with the Associated Press about how sea ice loss due to climate change makes coexistence efforts even more crucial.
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Did you know a group of polar bears is called a celebration?
Our team spotted this sweet celebration of 4 bears hanging out together on the tundra
🎥: Captured November 12 on our @explore.org live cam
Our team spotted this sweet celebration of 4 bears hanging out together on the tundra
🎥: Captured November 12 on our @explore.org live cam
November 25, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Did you know a group of polar bears is called a celebration?
Our team spotted this sweet celebration of 4 bears hanging out together on the tundra
🎥: Captured November 12 on our @explore.org live cam
Our team spotted this sweet celebration of 4 bears hanging out together on the tundra
🎥: Captured November 12 on our @explore.org live cam
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Predictions made for polar bears in the 1990s are happening sooner than expected, w/ Hudson Bay bears facing local extinction if Paris Climate Agreement targets are breached. @abcnews.bsky.social reports on new study. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Prolonged ice-free periods putting Hudson Bay polar bear population at risk of extinction: Study
A unique population of polar bears is at risk of extinction should ice-free periods continue to get longer, researchers have determined.
abcnews.go.com
June 13, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Predictions made for polar bears in the 1990s are happening sooner than expected, w/ Hudson Bay bears facing local extinction if Paris Climate Agreement targets are breached. @abcnews.bsky.social reports on new study. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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Sobering article in the @nytimes.com on new study showing polar bears in Southern Hudson Bay could go extinct as early as the 2030s. Quotes our own Geoff York, one of the study’s coauthors; lead author Julienne Stroeve; others. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/c...
Missing a Global Climate Target Could Spell Disaster for These Polar Bears
One group in Hudson Bay might have roughly a decade left because sea ice is becoming too thin to support them as they hunt, according to new research.
www.nytimes.com
June 13, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Sobering article in the @nytimes.com on new study showing polar bears in Southern Hudson Bay could go extinct as early as the 2030s. Quotes our own Geoff York, one of the study’s coauthors; lead author Julienne Stroeve; others. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/13/c...