SIGNS OF SPRING
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Bring your polar bear spirit on baseball's opening day with your PBI Ball Cap!
Not a baseball fan?
Pick up a Save Our Ice bag or two instead to
carry purchases from your local farmer's market.
Each product in our online store is locally or sustainably produced to support
our mission of low-carbon living.
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ADOPTIONS
is a sweet, thoughtful
way to show your commitment to wild polar bears worldwide.
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FEATURED SPONSOR
Saint Louis Zoo
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The St. Louis Zoo helps support the annual Maternal Den Study on Alaska's North Slope conducted by PBI and Brigham Young University, a project that helps scientists better understand this vulnerable period in a polar bear's life cycle. We're grateful for their support in making this research possible!
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SCIENTIST PROFILE
Wesley Larson
Brigham Young University
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Biologist Wesley Larson has temporarily returned from Alaska's North Slope, braving subzero temperatures to learn more about the behavior of polar bear moms and cubs when they first emerge from their den.
Wesley studies under one of our Scientific Advisors, Dr. Tom Smith, at Brigham Young University.
What is it like to work in extreme arctic weather? Wesley's most recent blog post takes you there.
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VOLUNTEER PROFILE
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This month, we're giving a special high five
to each and every one of you
for joining us in taking action on
International Polar Bear Day,
from our Arctic Ambassador Centers
to members around the world.
You turned down your thermostats,
insulated your homes, and even
added solar panels in honor of the bears.
Your commitment to change is truly inspiring--
and we can't thank you enough!
You can view photos in our gallery
or submit your own.
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VIDEO OF THE MONTH
"I will if you will."
PBI senior scientist Dr. Steven C. Amstrup
joined Earth Hour CEO and co-founder
Andy Ridley on the shores of Hudson Bay
last fall during the polar bear migration.
Will you take their challenge and power down?
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Polar Bears in the Wild West?
Saddle up and join us at the University of Wyoming
You'll meet polar bear scientists studying polar bear feast and fasting cycles, movement patterns, and other fascinating topics, and have the unique opportunity of getting answers to your questions from qualified professionals in real time.
We've scheduled three live webcasts, each with a different focus and target audience:
Polar Bear Tracker, Livin' Large Like a Polar Bear (just for kids!), and Feast to Famine.
Learn more about times and age groups here, then register and start thinking of questions.
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Save Our Sea Ice!
Our favorite day, International Polar Bear Day, came and went on February 27th--and we're encouraged that so many of you took our Thermostat Challenge,
joining us in making every day a Polar Bear Day through your carbon-reduction actions.
The Thermostat Challenge was the kick-off event of our Save Our Sea Ice (SOS!) campaign, a series of Earth Awareness Celebrations focused on creating energy-saving habits--simple habits that can help polar bears.
What's next on the SOS! calendar? Earth Hour™ on March 23rd. Join us in turning off the lights at 8:30 p.m. local time and then Power Down in a long-lasting commitment to reduce energy, making every hour an Earth Hour.
And don't forget! Share photos of your actions in our My Planet, My Part gallery--inspiring others to join you in the momentum for change.
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Guest Post: The Aurora & its
Fantastic Indigenous Interpretations
By Moki Kokoris
Although relatively few of us have had the privilege of watching the shimmering curtains of light sweep across dark polar skies, we all know that there is something quite mystifying about the aurora. Throughout the ages, people have wondered where it comes from, what makes its veils dance and swirl, and what its meaning could be." |more
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Kid Power Multiplied
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Wow! And double wow!!!
Once again, the young people competing in our Project Polar Bear Contest
galvanized their communities through their passion and creativity in reducing CO2.
This year's winners in our three categories are:
Great White Bears: The Ice, Ice Savers
Subadults: Team Impact
Cubs: The Purple Polar Bears
Cubs Runner-up: Team Ice Cold
Join us in celebrating these amazing kids by reading about their projects, watching our special broadcast and viewing their photos. Registration for next year's competition opens in the fall.
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PHOTO CREDITS
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Livin Large, Aurora Borealis, and Adoption Bear,
Daniel J. Cox/NaturalExposures.com;
Wesley Larson, BJ Kirschhoffer
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