Female polar bear, body index 1, on very open drift ice in Hinlopen Stretet, Svalbard, July 26, 2015. (Kerstin Langenberger)  

60-80% of polar bears are in Canada (click here)

Ministers and other leaders from the five polar bear range states met in Moscow for the first International Forum on Polar Bear conservation. The leaders made significant commitments to address issues of polar bear habitat, research and trade. This event was supported by WWF.