Related Links

Polar Bears International
www.polarbearsinternational.org
The Web's most complete source of polar bear information, it includes links to their quarterly newsletters and WebCams.

The Tundra Buggy® Adventure
www.tundrabuggy.com
Go here for Tundra Buggy® Adventure tours, information on the Churchill region, and the latest polar bear news.

SeeMore Wildlife Systems
www.seemorewildlife.com
Go to this website to learn more about remote wildlife viewing systems.

International Bear Association
www.bearbiology.com
For serious bear studies, the International Association for Bear Research and Management provides quarterly newsletters dedicated to the conservation of all bear species, as well as links to other sites.

Global Warming
http://yosemite.epa.gov/OAR/globalwarming.nsf/content/index.html
Learn about the factors that contribute to global warming and what's being done about them at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's official global warming site.

Polar Bear Central
www.wwfcanada.org/en/PolarBearCentral/default.asp
Want to adopt a polar bear? This World Wildlife Fund-Canada website, designed for kids, gives you a chance to do just that and to learn about the behavior, habitat, and natural history of Ursus maritimus.

Wapusk National Park
www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/mb/wapusk/index_e.asp
Learn about Canada's new subarctic national park, whose Cree name means "white bear." The site covers the park's natural history, plants and wildlife, and visitor information.

Creature Feature: Polar Bears
www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0004/polar2.html
National Geographic Kids provides a summary about polar bears plus fun facts, audio, video, and more.

National Geographic Animals
www3.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/polar-bear.html
Learn about polar bears and other wildlife at this module from Nationalgeographic.com.

Bibliography

Domic, Terry, and Mark Newan. Bears of the World. Facts on File, 1988.

Mooallem, John. "The Bears of Churchill." Salon.com, 2006.

Ovsyanikov, Nikita. Polar Bears: Living with the White Bear. Voyageur Press, 1996.

NGS Resources

Roach, John. "Polar Bears Being Considered for U.S. Endangered List." National Geographic News (February 2006).

Eliot, John L. "Refuge in White: Winter in a Canadian National Park." National Geographic (December 2005), 46-57.

Eliot, John L. "Polar Bears: White on White." National Geographic (February 2004), 30-47.

Rosing, Norbert. "Bear Beginnings: New Life on the Ice." National Geographic (December 2000), 30-39.

National Geographic Book of Mammals. National Geographic Books, 1998.

Eliot, John L. "Polar Bears: Stalkers of the High Arctic." National Geographic (January 1998), 52-71.