is a member of the bear family. It lives in the Artic region around the North Pole, which covers five countries: Russia, the United States (Alaska), Canada, Greenland, and Norway.
It lives and hunts on the ice surrounding the North Pole. In Russia, polar bears can be found in Siberia. There are about 20,000 in the world still in the wild.
Polar bears are endangered because their habitat is melting. In addition,they are under threat from illegal hunters who kill them for their valuable furs.
Canada, the USA, Denmark, Norway and Russia have signed an agreement to protect them and their habitat.
Polar Bears