Shake off those late winter doldrums and join us in observing International Polar Bear Day. These large bears of the Arctic region aren’t endangered but are considered a vulnerable species. As Arctic sea ice coverage continues to shrink due to warming ocean temperatures, the polar bear population faces a rapidly shrinking habitat. Polar bears have large hunting ranges, and rely on the Arctic ice to get around. Their role as an alpha predator in the Arctic is a crucial part of the natural balance in their unique ecosystem. If our sea ice disappears, the bears may soon follow.
A predator at risk
Today in History
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World Water Day
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Skyscraper Day
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The dry days of winter in Etosha
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A black heron canopy feeding in Botswana
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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
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National Lighthouse Day
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American Eagle Day
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Stepping stones in Tollymore Forest Park, Northern Ireland
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Row, row, row your gondola
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Tolkien Reading Day
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Queen Elizabeth s Platinum Jubilee
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A personal collection becomes an institution
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Celebrating the Acadians
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A keel-billed toucan in Costa Rica
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Fiddlehead fern fronds
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Blue paradise on the Costa Brava
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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Zion National Park, Utah
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Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
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Happy Star Wars Day!
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The tallest animal in the world on the longest day of the year
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Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
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Tolkien Reading Day
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Dyavolski Most
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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The scene of a literary crime
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World Otter Day
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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