Polar Bear Day Competition 2024PBW12

Join us in supporting Polar Bears International during Polar Bear Day 2024.

Polar Bears International founded Polar Bear Day to coincide with the time period when polar bear mums and cubs are snug in their dens. As part of our celebration, there is a focus on the need to protect denning families across the Arctic to give them the best possible chance of survival.

On average, only about half of all cubs reach adulthood, with even lower survival rates in the most vulnerable populations. Denning is the most vulnerable time in a polar bear’s life. And in a warming Arctic, where polar bears face enormous challenges, the survival of every single cub is critically important. Polar bear cubs are born in winter dens hidden under the snow. At birth, they are blind, weigh little more than one pound, and have only a light layer of fur to protect them from the cold. Families remain in the den until spring when the cubs are finally large enough to survive the rigors of outside Arctic conditions.

Yorkshire Wildlife Park and WildLife Foundation are dedicating to helping secure the future of polar bears and have previously sponsored a ground breaking research project which helped to understand the psychological priorities of polar bears in order to help their survival in the wild and in captivity . All the research gained through out the project has been implemented into the all the Polar Bears lives that are housed at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.

Simply donate to win our competition! 

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All funds raised for our Polar Bear meet and greet competition will go directly to Polar Bears International, to fund their key conservation projects, learn more here: https://wildlife-foundation.org.uk/polar-bears/

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