Circumpolar map of all polar bear subpopulation

Circumpolar map of all polar bear subpopulation as recognized by the IUCN/Polar Bear Specialist Group in 2009 (PBSG 2010a). Total area covered = 24 mill. km(2).

Vongraven, D and Peacock, E. Development of a pan-Arctic monitoring plan for polar bears:background paper.

Published in the Arctic Biodiversity trends 2010, Indicator #01 - released in May 2010



Updated in feb.2025 with spatial data from 2022

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Date (Publication)
2015-02-03
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Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)

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Keywords

  • polar bear

  • distribution

  • boundary

  • populations
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  • populations

  • subpopulation

  • Ursus maritimus
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Spatial data from 2022
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2026-02-19T17:49:19.299184743Z
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Ursus maritimus populations subpopulation


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