Polar Bear Freeze - Utah's Hogle Zoo
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 02/25/2023
Join us as we celebrate our two polar bears, Nikita & Neva, at the Polar Bear Freeze! Help #savetheseaice and learn all about Polar Bears International, a conservation partner of the zoo, and their efforts to save these animals and the Arctic Sea ice. This event will help you learn fun and creative ways to be a part of conservation through thermostats challenges, powering down unused electronics, and pedaling for polar bears.
Please help us keep this calendar up to date! If this activity is sold out, canceled, or otherwise needs alteration, email mindy@kidsoutandabout.com so we can update it immediately. If you have a question about the activity itself, please contact the organization administrator listed below.
Polar bears are considered marine mammals due to the amount of time they spend on sea ice, where they hunt for food. Without expansive sea ice, polar bears cannot successfully hunt, mate or raise cubs.
There are only around 25,000 polar bears in the wild today. Polar bears were listed as a Threatened Species under the Endangered Species Act in May 2008. This listing was based on the loss of sea ice in the arctic region threatening, and continuing to threaten, polar bear habitat.
The decreasing amount of sea ice available for polar bears to hunt on, alongside increasing human growth and development in Arctic areas has led to an increase in bear– human conflict in some northern areas.
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Organization:
Utah's Hogle ZooLocation:
2600 Sunnyside Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT, 84108United States
See map: Google Maps
Phone:
801.582.1631Contact name:
Erica Hansen
Email address:
The event has already taken place on this date:
02/25/2023
Time:
10 am to 2 pm
Price:
Included with general admission, or your zoo membership.
Ages
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