International Polar Bear Day 2026: Alert About Arctic Extinction Risk

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International Polar Bear Day 2026: Alert about its risk of extinction at a critical moment for the Arctic. Every February 27th the world turns its gaze towards the most emblematic predator of the ice, but the threat is no longer symbolic: it is measurable, accelerated and increasingly visible. The thaw, caused by anthropogenic climate change, is reducing the essential habitat of the polar bear at an alarming speed. Without stable ice platforms, …

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The polar bear (Ursus maritimus), whose international day is celebrated today, 27 February, faces a very worrying scenario, marked by the accelerated loss of sea ice in the Arctic, the deterioration of its feeding conditions and the decline of some of its populations, although with specific exceptions of stability in certain regions. Several studies published between 2024 and 2025 find that the reduction of sea ice is directly affecting the abil…