Their research, education, and action programs address the issues that are endangering polar bears.

[2] The organization also studies polar bears and monitors their activity data which helped lead to the animals being listed as a threatened species.

[3] While Churchill, Canada, serves as an important hub for PBI scientists and educators, the organization's work on behalf of polar bears spans the Arctic including Svalbard, Russia, and Alaska.

[5] Churchill, Manitoba, is known throughout the world as the place where hundreds of polar bears gather each fall to wait for the sea ice to return to Hudson Bay.

[11][12] PBI has worked with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to create education programs regarding polar bear conservation.