Polar Bear Handbook for Arctic Guides and Webinars

Polar Bear Handbook for Arctic Guides

• Download handbook
  The link to download the images is included in the handbook.
• Polar Bears International
  polarbearsinternational.org

Please note the following legal restrictions and conditions:

• You may use the visual material contained in this guide in your personal presentations to guests.
  • Always credit all authors of the content as indicated in the file names and in this document.
• The use of the documents and the accompanying visual material is available exclusively to guides of Arctic expeditions.
• You may not sell the manual and the visual material, use it in commercial products or use it in or in a publication unless you have obtained permission from the copyright holder.

Seasonal webinars

On April 1st, we will hold our first seasonal webinar for tour companies and guides operating in the Svalbard region.  Our Staff scientist, Alysa McCall, will present scientific information about polar bear adaptation, distribution, life history and conservation. Our Outreach Programs Manager, Kayla McCurry, will provide tips and strategies for navigating challenging conversations with guests about polar bears and climate change.  There will be lots of time for direct questions from the audience, and we will make the recording available to anyone who registers, in case they cannot attend in person.

Link to register for webinar:
https://polarbearsinternational.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_PEaTVfXtQ5Ovn8Mncqwjzg

A second webinar, for those operating in the Canadian Arctic, will be scheduled in late summer.

Quarterly Newsletter

Guides who download the handbook or register for the webinar will also receive an email newsletter no more than 4 times a year sharing updates on newly published polar bear research, upcoming webinars and release of updated versions of the handbook.
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Christoph Schaub, IFMGA