International Polar Bear Day: Difference between revisions
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{template:expandbox}} | {{template:expandbox}} | ||
[[File:Polar Bear - Alaska (cropped).jpg|alt=Female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) near Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska.|thumb|Female polar bear (''Ursus maritimus'') near Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska.]] | |||
'''International Polar Bear Day''' is held on the February 27 each year. It was founded by Polar Bears International to coincide with the time period when polar bear moms and cubs are in their dens. The day raises awareness of the conservation status of [[Polar bear - Ursus maritimus|polar bears]]. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| Line 6: | Line 7: | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[https://www.bornfree.org.uk/publications/born-to-roam Born to Roam: The Suffering of Polar Bears in Zoos] Born Free | *[https://www.bornfree.org.uk/publications/born-to-roam Born to Roam: The Suffering of Polar Bears in Zoos] Born Free | ||
[https://archive.is/NfDts Call for ban on zoos keeping polar bears as captivity ‘adds to global warming’] The Independent | *[https://archive.is/NfDts Call for ban on zoos keeping polar bears as captivity ‘adds to global warming’] The Independent | ||
[[Category:Polar bears]] | [[Category:Polar bears]] | ||
[[Category:Animal awareness days]] | [[Category:Animal awareness days]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:04, 17 July 2023
 | This page is considered an article stub and needs expanding. Please consider adding your knowledge to this page. WikiAnimal was founded April 2023 by a small, but growing, community of animal enthusiasts If you, like us, are animal fans please consider joining WikiAnimal and help spread knowledge, compassion and a love of animals around the world. |
.jpg)
International Polar Bear Day is held on the February 27 each year. It was founded by Polar Bears International to coincide with the time period when polar bear moms and cubs are in their dens. The day raises awareness of the conservation status of polar bears.