Written by an acclaimed nature photographer and featuring 175 remarkable color photographs this is a season-by-season account of the life of polar bears, including hunting, mating, rearing cubs, and journeying to and from the ice. A powerful predator, revealed here by an acclaimed nature photographer. The polar bear is the largest terrestrial carnivore, uniquely adapted to thrive in the harsh environment of the Far North. In The World of the Polar...

Mark Evans travels to the shores of Canada’s Hudson Bay, where polar bears are causing havoc in isolated communities. He arrives in the town of Churchill hours after an attack has left two people seriously injured and a bear dead. He joins the Polar Bear Alert team as they transport a captured bear by helicopter to a release site outside town. In the Inuit town of Arviat, Evans works with wildlife officers to test an aerial drone early warning system,...

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, natural environment, and future of the polar bear

Introduces polar bears, describing their physical characteristics, eating habits, hunting behavior, and the threats they face from people and global warming

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of the polar bear

Describes the physical characteristics, diet, natural habitat, and life cycle of polar bears

Describes the characteristics and habitat of polar bears while explaining how climate change is threatening their survival