Polar bears playing in snowfall near the village of Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska. Today, the primary conservation concern for polar bears is habitat loss and reduced access to their primary prey, seals, due to climate change and the resultant late freeze-up of the oceans of the Arctic.

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Size: 3846px × 2554px 32.6cm × 21.6cm - 300dpi
Location: Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska, United States
Photo credit: © Daryl Balfour / AfriPics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: alaska, barter island, beaufort sea, daytime, high arctic, ice bear, kaktovik, nanuq, north slope, polar bear, sea bear, usa, wildlife photography, 2014