POLAR BEARS

SPECIES

• Scientific name: Ursus maritimus
• Common name: Polar Bear

POPULATION

• Polar bears range throughout the Arctic region
• There are about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears within the world
• Habitat: Arctic sea ice

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Population Distribution
-Polar bears tend to be spread out randomly within the Arctic region
-This is because they spread out depending on where they can find food

Population Density
-On average within each polar bear sub population there are about 10.4 bears per 1000 km2