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Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on a seal kill in Olgastretet off Barentsoya, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Young adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice in Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on first year sea ice near Cape Fanshawe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking over pack ice, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard archipelago, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cleaning its fur from a recent kill on ice near Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Young adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice in Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Male Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on pack ice, Svalbard Archipelago, Barents Sea, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) near glacier face in Storfjord, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Young adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice in Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinaiva, Europe

Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus), reflected in the sea on ice near Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Male and female polar bears fighting. with cub observing, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada, North America

Female polar bear and first year cubs on sea ice, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada, North America

Female polar bear and first year cubs on sea ice, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada, North America

Female polar bear and first year cubs on sea ice, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada, North America

Female polar bear and first year cubs on sea ice, Nunavut and Northwest Territories, Canada, North America

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with triplets, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with triplets, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with twin cubs, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with triplets, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with triplets, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with triplets, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with triplets, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with triplets, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with twin cubs, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with triplets, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Guests from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer with polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Guests from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer with polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Guests from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer with polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Guests from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer with polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Cumberland Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

A younger polar bear (Ursus maritimus) scavenging a fresh bearded seal kill, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Norway

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub in snow. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult on snow, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub hunting, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of EdgeØya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with two coy (cubs-of-year) on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern side of Heleysundet in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Curious young male Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, standing against Tundra Buggy near Churchill, northern Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Canada

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult on snow, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

A well-scarred old male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) defending a fresh kill against an intruder, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Norway

Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) reflected in melt water pool on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of Edgeÿya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway. (rr)

A well-scarred old male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) defending a fresh kill against an intruder, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Norway

Two young polar bears (Ursus maritimus) feeding side-by-side on a fresh bearded seal kill near Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in Woodfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

A well-scarred old male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on a fresh bearded seal kill near Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub swimming. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Curious young female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of EdgeØya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

A curious adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Barents Sea, Edge Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Curious Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) looking up at National Geographic Explorer, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in Woodfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with two coy (cubs-of-year) on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern side of Heleysundet in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult on snow, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub hunting, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Curious young female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of EdgeØya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub swimming. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adults and cub hunting, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of EdgeØya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

Male Polar Bears, Ursus maritimus, engaged in ritualistic mock fighting (serious injuries are rare), near Churchill, northern Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Canada

A young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) leaping from ice floe to ice floe on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea off the eastern coast of EdgeØya (Edge Island) in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway.

A younger polar bear (Ursus maritimus) scavenging a fresh bearded seal kill, Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Norway

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) adult with seal kill. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in Woodfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

A well-scarred old male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on a fresh bearded seal kill near Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

A curious adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Barents Sea, Edge Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) adult and cub swimming. Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Local inuit man, in freezer house pointing to Polar Bear skins. Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Nunavik, Canada, North America .Everything from Arctic Char (fish) to Reindeer, Polarbear and whale meat is stored in the freezer house, in which certain town members can access and store hunted foods and skins. Polar bears often come into the local communities, if one is a persistent threat, they will kill it. Individuals can also hunt polar bears on quota.