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Polar BearEisbär

Ursus maritimus

Mammals
Polar Bear

Photo: Alan Wilson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

1,501reporting days
410map cells
CanadaMost reports in

The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) belongs to the group Mammals. Wildpulse holds 1,501 reporting days in 410 map cells (hexagons about 14 miles / 22 km across) from open data by iNaturalist and GBIF.

Most reporting days are in Canada (196), Norway (149), Greenland (46) and Russia (32).

The Polar Bear is reported all year round, most often in August (27 % of reporting days). This shows when people observe and report the species, not necessarily when it is most present.

The latest report in our data is from November 6, 2026.

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When is the Polar Bear reported?

January: 13 reporting daysJanFebruary: 5 reporting daysFebMarch: 12 reporting daysMarApril: 23 reporting daysAprMay: 63 reporting daysMayJune: 211 reporting daysJunJuly: 356 reporting daysJulAugust: 404 reporting daysAugSeptember: 168 reporting daysSepOctober: 123 reporting daysOctNovember: 120 reporting daysNovDecember: 3 reporting daysDec

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