February 27 marks International Polar Bear Day—an effort to raise awareness of the enormous threats polar bears face due to climate change. Polar bears need Arctic pack ice to hunt on, but that ice is shrinking as the planet warms. While polar bears are excellent swimmers—so much so that they"re classified as marine mammals—the Arctic ice is still a crucial part of their survival. Let"s take this day to think about what we can do to help reduce climate change and protect polar bear habitats.
International Polar Bear Day
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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The persistence of Perito Moreno
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International Surfing Day
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Castle Day Japan
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Going with the floe
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Up in the Highlands
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Where do those colors come from?
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Mossy Grotto Falls, Oregon
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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Travel Sunday: Sintra, Portugal
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Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
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A circular celebration
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Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
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And the skies filled with bats…
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National Park Week: Yosemite National Park, California
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Let’s go foraging
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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A day for the oceans
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Venice by night
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And they’re off!
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Iceland for International Rock Day
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Third Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge connecting Laos and Thailand
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Daylight saving time begins
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Digging the birds
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Tour de France
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Groundhog Day
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Everybody loves World Turtle Day
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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Islands that turned the tide
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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China
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