Vladimir,
The first week of November is
when hundreds of polar bears are doing a migration to
their winter habitat. The non profit Polar Bears
International (PBI) has deemed the week "Polar Bear
Week" and this year they are highlighting one major
threat to polar bears: interaction with humans. Luckily,
PBI and their partners are developing detection programs
so that both polar bears and humans can coexist. The
problem is, the project needs funding. Sign the petition to call on
the Canadian government to help fund this critical
project!
So far, a lot of the work around
detecting the presence of polar bears has been with
females. This is because male polar bears have the same
neck and head circumference, making any collars slip
right off. But new, innovative tracking applications are
being developed along with other detection programs.
A team of very smart scientists and passionate
activists are on their way to solving this problem, but
they need our help.
We can prevent human and bear
interactions, thus protecting everyone. But the people
on the forefront of this effort need funding. Please sign the
petition if you think the Canadian government should be
helping to fund these
efforts!