Polar Bears International

Polar Bears International (PBI) is the world’s leading polar bear conservation group, dedicated to saving polar bears by saving their sea ice habitat. We focus our efforts on research, education, and action, with a goal of keeping polar bears in the Arctic, always. PBI’s chief scientist, Dr. Steven Amstrup, is world-renowned for his work with polar bears and conservation efforts. Prior to joining PBI, he led polar bear ecology research in Alaska for 30 years. In 2007, he led the U.S.G.S. research team whose reports became the basis for the 2008 U.S. decision to list polar bears as a threatened species. More recently, Dr. Amstrup led an effort showing polar bears are not unavoidably doomed. In the December 2010 paper issue of Nature, he and his co-authors showed that preserving polar bears is all about controlling human-caused temperature rise.After retiring from his government position in 2010, Amstrup joined PBI to speak up about the need to save polar bears. He has been tireless and passionate in his outreach. In 2012, Amstrup was selected as the recipient of the Indianapolis Prize, considered the Nobel Prize for animal conservation, and a Bambi Award, one of the highest honors in Europe. To learn more about PBI or make a donation to support PBI’s work, visit www.polarbearsinternational.org.