Polar Bears & People: Conservation, Status, and Threats

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A new study finds no evidence of an irreversible tipping point in Arctic sea ice. Instead, significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions can help save polar bears.

Dr. Steven C. Amstrup explains his use of four ice eco–regions to help estimate how each of the 19 polar bear populations are faring.

Scientists who study polar bears are frequently asked whether the great white bears can adapt to life without sea ice. Biologist Evan Richardson explains.

The polar bear population in the southern Beaufort Sea has declined by about 40% in recent years. Dr. Steven Amstrup, chief scientist at Polar Bears International, talks about what this means.

Dr. Steven Amstrup, PBI Senior Scientist, discusses whether there will be any polar bears left in 50 years.

Head onto the Alaskan sea ice with Dr. Steven C. Amstrup, chief scientist with Polar Bears International. Dr. Amstrup talks about his 30–year career studying polar bears in the Arctic and shares his impressions of how the landscape has changed.

Join polar bear scientist Andrew Derocher on the shores of Hudson Bay as the bears wait for freeze up. Stunning polar bear footage and information about polar bears and global warming.

Polar bears don't have jobs, they don't have bills. So, why do they get stressed? Patrick Mislan, a student at the University of Alberta, gives us insights into polar bear stress levels in this chat with PBI's own Alysa McCall.

PBI's own Alysa McCall chats with Dr. Thea Bechshoft, a pst–graduate student at the University of Alberta.