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The Marine Mammal Center
Habitat & Population Status Polar bears live in Arctic regions like Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland and Norway. Much of a polar bear's time is spent on sea ice, where they hunt, rest, breed and care for their young.
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The polar bear's habitat is the Arctic sea ice, where the bears hunt seals from a platform of ice.
Polar bears are excellent swimmers, but their preferred habitat is on top of the ice that covers Arctic seas much of the year.
Polar bears live along shores and on sea ice in the icy cold Arctic. When sea ice forms over the ocean in cold weather, many polar bears, except pregnant ...
Polar bears live in Alaska, Canada, Russia, Greenland, and some northern islands owned by Norway, such as Svalbard. Polar bears depend on the sea ice, which ...
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a large bear native to the Arctic and nearby areas. It is closely related to the brown bear, and the two species can ...
Polar bears prefer sea ice habitat with leads and polynyas, next to continental coastlines or islands. Leads are water channels or cracks through ice which ...
HABITAT: Polar bears live throughout the ice-covered waters of the circumpolar Arctic, with distribution dependent on food availability and sea-ice ...
Polar bears range across the Arctic Ocean, in parts of Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland and Norway (Svalbard). They can walk on ice or swim long distances to ...
Terrestrial and marine denning habitats for polar bears are increasingly disappearing and under threat from climate change and human and industrial influence.