Project 'Northern Lights'
You can help to save the future of polar bears
Polar bears need sea ice to hunt, mate, roam, and, sometimes, den.
Global climate warming caused by burning fossil fuels for energy, is melting the sea ice polar bears depend on.
Who we are
Project 'Northern Lights' is made up of a small group of passionate scientists and volunteers. Paired up with Polar Bears International we aim to help secure a future for polar bears across the Arctic.
How can you help?
The polar bear is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. Its latin name, Ursus maritimus, means "sea bear" It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can interbreed. The polar bear is the largest extant species of bear and land carnivore, with adult males weighing 300 to 800 kg.
Why are they in danger?
The loss of sea ice habitat from climate change is the biggest threat to the survival of polar bears. Other concerns for polar bears include lethal response to human-polar bear conflict, toxic pollution in the environment, and direct impacts from industrial development, such as disturbance of maternal dens or contact with an oil spill, and potential overhunting of some subpopulations.
Why is it important to save the polar bears?
Polar bears are at the top of the food chain and have an important role in the overall health of the marine environment. Over thousands of years, polar bears have also been an important part of the cultures and economies of Arctic peoples.
Learn more about polar bears
Facts about Polar Bears ☃️
⭐Their running top speed is 40kph
⭐They can swim for days at a time reaching a speed of 9.6kmh
⭐They have 42 razor sharp teeth - With jagged back teeth and canines
larger than grizzly teeth
⭐Their paws are 30 cm wide; the size of a dinner plate!
⭐Their three eyelids help to protect the bear's eyes from the
elements
⭐They have four inches of fat under the skin to be warm in their cold
environment.
⭐ Male polar bears can weight as much as 800kg - the weight of almost
10 men!
⭐They are not really white, actually their skin is black and their
fur is transparent.
⭐They have a fun blue tongue
⭐There are as many as 19 subpopulations of polar bears around the
world.