Polar Bear
Resources
Defenders Web Pages
Fact Sheet
Defenders Publications (PDF)
Report: Sea Bear Under Siege, Polar Bears and Climate Change in Alaska
Fact Sheet: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Essential to Iconic Marine Mammal’s Survival
Navigating the Arctic Meltdown: Polar Bears
Policy Documents
Testimony of Jamie Rappaport Clark (PDF) before US House of Representatives committee at a hearing, entitled, On Thin Ice: The Future of the Polar Bear. January 17, 2008
United States-Russia Polar Bear Conservation and Management Act of 2005, S. 2013, 109th Congress.
Legal Documents
FWS Marine Mammal Management: Polar Bears
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