Every Autumn, polar bears gather on the shores of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Canada, to wait for the sea ice to return so they can hunt their seal prey. But the summer ice-free period is three to four weeks longer than it was in the 1980s, straining the limits of the bears’ fat reserves.
Polar Bears International founded Polar Bear Week to coincide with the time when the bears congregate near Churchill to wait to return to their seal-hunting grounds. During Polar Bear Week, we celebrate the bears and draw attention to the need to help polar bears and people coexist.
