Polar bear - Wikipedia
The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore, with adult males weighing 300–800 kg (660–1,760 lb). The species is sexually dimorphic, as adult females are much smaller. The polar bear is white- or yellowish-furred with black skin and a thick layer of fat.
Map of where bears live in North America - Geology.com
North America's bear areas map: This map shows the overlapping geographic ranges of three types of bears that inhabit North America - polar bears, black bears, and grizzly bears (also known as brown bears).
Polar bear | Description, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
4 days ago · The polar bear travels long distances over vast desolate expanses, generally on drifting oceanic ice floes, searching for seals, its primary prey. The polar bear is the largest and most powerful carnivore on land, a title it shares with …
Habitat - Polar Bears International
Polar bears are forever linked to the Arctic sea ice, where they hunt their seal prey. The bears are found in five range states: the U.S. (Alaska), Canada, Russia, Greenland, and Norway (Svalbard). Scientists have divided them into 20 populations, some of …
Polar Bear | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
As powerful predators, polar bears pose a major risk to human life and property. Throughout the polar bear's range, attacks on humans and property continue to rise. In recent years, more than 20 direct attacks on humans have been reported within the polar bear's range.
Where Do Polar Bears Live? - WorldAtlas
Dec 24, 2020 · Polar bears, as is indicated by the name, live primarily in polar or ice-filled climates, in various countries around the world. The map of the countries in the North Polar region. Polar bears live along the edges of these countries at the land-sea interface. A polar bear female with her two cubs in the Canadian Arctic.
Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Feb 9, 2006 · The global polar bear population is estimated to be 26,000 individuals as of 2023. Largely dependent on sea ice, their native range lies throughout the circumpolar Arctic, primarily above the Arctic Circle, which is one of the largest ranges for an extant large carnivore.
Polar Bear Facts - North American Bear Center
From the tip of the nose, to the tip of the tail, polar bears generally range from 8 to 8.4 feet in length (Brown 1993, p 63-64). When a polar bear stands upright, the bear can reach a height of 10 feet or more. (Lynch 1993, p 5)
Polar Bear - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
Their range includes the territory of five nations: Denmark (Greenland), Norway (Svalbard), Russia, the United States (Alaska), and Canada. Polar bears prefer to live on the annual sea ice covering the waters over the continental shelf and the Arctic inter-island archipelagos.
Polar Bear - National Wildlife Federation
Most polar bears occur north of the Arctic Circle to the North Pole. There are some populations south of the Arctic Circle in the Hudson Bay of Manitoba, Canada. Polar bears live in Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, and some northern islands owned by Norway, such as Svalbard.