Information About

Polar Bear

SpeciesPolar Bear (Ursus maritimus)

Latin:
  • Ursus maritimus
Iñupiaq:
  • nanuq
Yup'ik:
  • nanuaq
Tlingit:
  • hintak xóodzi
Subspecies:
Viewing Scale:
  • Chances of seeing Polar Bear in Alaska
Fatalities:
  • 3
About Polar Bear

Polar Bear Habitat & Range
Habitat of Polar Bear in Alaska

Polar bears traditionally spend summers in the Arctic sea and winters burrowed on the slopes near the coast.

Fatalities
January 17, 20232 people died involving Polar Bear Read More
December 9, 19901 person died involving Polar Bear Read More

Polar Bear Gallery