Polar Bears International Polar Bears International (PBI) is dedicated to the worldwide conservation of polar bears and their sea-ice homes through research, education, action programs and stewardship. PBI is considered the world’s foremost authority on polar bears. Part of the proceeds from the charity auction were directed to PBI’s Polar Bear Den Monitoring Project, which is a collaboration between PBI, the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, and the Norwegian Polar Institute. This year, they set out to remotely observe polar bear family groups during their den emergence period using special solar and wind-powered cameras to record HD video and still images. These cameras were deployed in two locations, one northeast of Longyearbyen, the other on the Northern part of Spitsbergen.
To learn more about Polar Bears International visit polarbearsinternational.org
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