February 27 has been set aside as International Polar Bear Day, first organized by the group Polar Bears International in 2011. The day was established to help spread awareness of the impact of global warming on the bears and their changing habitat, and international conservation efforts. Organizers hope to encourage people to take steps in their own life to reduce their carbon footprint. Below, I’ve collected a few images of these magnificent white bears in their natural habitat.
International Polar Bear Day 2023
- Alan Taylor
- February 27, 2023
- 23 Photos
- In Focus
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A polar bear raises its head during a blizzard near Hudson Bay, in northern Canada. #
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A polar bear swims in Eclipse Channel, in the Torngat Mountains National Park, northern Labrador, Canada. #
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A polar bear and two cubs walk through Wapusk National Park, in Manitoba, Canada. #
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A stray polar bear is seen outside the Oktyabrsky mine on the outskirts of the Russian industrial city of Norilsk on June 17, 2019. #
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A polar bear stands on sea ice in open water in the Beaufort Sea. #
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Polar bears spar near the Hudson Bay community of Churchill, Manitoba, on November 20, 2021. #
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Several polar bears are seen near a glacier, as scientists take part in research studies in the Barents Sea, in Norway, on July 23, 2022. #
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A polar bear leaps across loose pack ice near the entrance to Woodfjorden, in Svalbard. #
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A polar bear rests on a shoreline in the Harbour Islands, along Hudson Bay, in Canada's Nunavut Territory. #
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A polar bear waits while hunting beluga whales in Hudson Bay outside Churchill, in northern Canada, on August 9, 2022. #
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An underwater view of a polar bear swimming in Eclipse Channel, in northern Labrador #
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A polar bear and young cub cling to an iceberg near the Harbour Islands in Nunavut Territory, at sunset. #
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A polar bear lies out on the tundra, near Arviat, in Nunavut Territory. #
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A polar bear walks through a pile of whale bones near Kaktovik, Alaska. #
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A polar bear sits on snow-covered tundra as the sun sets in the Canadian Arctic. #
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A polar-bear-crossing sign is illuminated by a vehicle during a blizzard in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, on November 21, 2021. #
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A polar bear walks through bushes along Hudson Bay in Manitoba, in the autumn. #
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Tourists in an inflatable boat watch a polar bear feeding on a dead fin whale in Svalbard. #
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A polar bear prowls along the shore, near Pyramiden, Svalbard, on September 21, 2021. #
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A polar bear hides while submerged, at the edge of a melting ice floe, on a summer evening near Churchill, Manitoba. #
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A polar bear shakes its head while swimming along the coastline near Sallyhamna, in Svalbard. #
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A polar bear tries to climb onto an expedition ship in Norway's Svalbard Archipelago. #
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Polar bears swim near Kaktovik, Alaska. #
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