Polar bears are a charismatic Arctic species and the anticipated effects of climate change on their habitat have gained increasing international attention, making the species a high-profile conservation priority. Changes to the Arctic ecosystem will not only affect polar bears and their habitat, but also the livelihoods of Arctic communities. Hunting polar bears helps maintain cultural identit…
Every four years or so from 1972 until 2010,2 the Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published comprehensive status reports, as proceedings of their official meetings, making them available in electronic format. After that, until 2018 – a full eight years after its last report – the PBSG disseminated information only on its websi…