International Polar Bear Day: 27th February
This year the world's largest bear needs our help more than ever.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019,
By Simon Ingram
Photographs By Matthias Breiter, Minden Pictures/Nat Geo Image Collection
Polar Bears
International Polar Bear Day
Time to celebrate the remarkable creature that is the polar bear on International Polar Bear Day.
Watch an Unlikely Encounter Between a Sled Dog and a Polar Bear
Watch what happens when a polar bear meets a sled dog.
February 27th is International Polar Bear Day – a global event to draw attention to the increasing plight of the world's largest land carnivore.
With sea ice shrinking, habitats are dwindling and food becoming scarce.
Watch our video and check out our gallery to learn about the challenges facing this magnificent animal.
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