Videos
Video of the Week: Living with Polar Bears
Churchill, Canada is known as the “polar bear capital of the world.” For travelers this translates into great viewing opportunities but what do local residents think about the polar bear population?
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Nature & Wildlife
7 Ways You Can Help the Polar Bears’ Plight
International Polar Bear Day comes once a year on February 27 to raise awareness for the “King of the Arctic.” As Arctic sea ice takes longer and longer to form, polar bears–and humans sharing their habitat–face daily threats.
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Travel Tips
A Field Guide to Polar Bears
WWF lent its polar bear expertise to Wild Travel magazine, writing a Field Guide to Polar Bears for travelers eager to understand and responsibly view the majestic animal in the wild. Check out this beautiful seven-page spread!
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Nature & Wildlife
Know Before you Go: Test your Polar Bear IQ
Polar Bear Pop Quiz Q: Which is the greatest threat to polar bears? a. Industrial Development b. Conflict with Humans c. Climate Change d. Unsustainable Hunting Find the answer and see how much you know about polar bears by taking WWF’s Polar Bear IQ quiz!
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News & More
Google Hangout with WWF: All About Polar Bears
In honor of Polar Bear Week and International Polar Bear Day, WWF is hosting a live Google Hangout on Wednesday with two Canadian polar bear experts!
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Nature & Wildlife
Polar Bear Roundup: This Year's Top 9 Polar Bear Stories
It’s International Polar Bear Day this Thursday – February 27th – and we’re celebrating with an entire Polar Bear Week on the blog! Each day we’ll feature something new, like polar bear trivia and video, tips on how you can make a difference this International Polar Bear Day, and more.
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Nature & Wildlife
Ten Interesting Facts about Giant Pandas
10. The first panda came to the United States in 1936—a cub to a zoo in Chicago. It took another 50 years before the States would see another. 9. A newborn panda cub is 1/900th the size of its mother and is comparable to the length of a stick of butter.
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Videos
Video of the Week: Swimming with Galapagos Sea Lions
I had the pleasure of meeting traveler Richard Jacobs during a trip to Churchill, Canada, to see polar bears. A great conversationalist, considerate environmentalist and fine travel companion, Jacobs also proved to be a talented photographer and videographer; we even published one of his photos in the 2014-15 WWF-NHA travel catalog.
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Videos
Video: Crows, the Ultimate Problem Solvers
Given all the research that has been conducted on domestic and wild animals, we shouldn’t be surprised at how “intelligent” they are. Yet, evidence of their mental abilities still has the capacity to astound us—which I’m sure you’ll find out for yourself, once again, after you watch the video clip below.
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Nature & Wildlife
The "Little Five"
Go on a safari in Africa and you’ll hear plenty about the “Big 5.” The term originally referred to the top five species that hunters sought on their bucket list but has now evolved to mean the top five big mammals in Africa—those being the lion, elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard and rhino.
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Conservation
California Is the First State to Ban Lead Ammunition: Should All States Follow Suit?
Kudos to California. Last October, it became the first state to ban lead ammunition for all types of hunting. The ban will benefit the state’s namesake condors, which nearly went extinct. In 1982, only 22 California condors remained on the planet.
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News & More
Banner Year for Whales in Baja!
Early February census numbers indicate a record number of Pacific gray whales in San Ignacio Lagoon this winter – the highest number since census keeping in the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve began in 1978. This month’s count identified 197 adults and 155 calves for a total of 312 whales.