Today, polar bears roam the northern reaches of the planet, but as their sea-ice habitat continues to shrink due to Arctic warming, their future in the U.S. and ultimately their continuation as a species are at risk. Their eventual reprieve turns on our collective willingness to address the factors contributing to climate change and, in the interim, on our ability to improve the chances that polar bears survive in sufficient numbers and places so that they are in a position to recover once the necessary global actions are taken. Polar bears are an ice-dependent species that rely on sea ice as a platform to hunt ice seals and to raise their young. The current global polar bear population is estimated to be 22,000 to 31,000.