Common name: Polar bear
Scientific name: Ursus maritimusSynonym:Thalarctos maritimus
Distribution: Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Russia, USA
CITES listing: Appendix II (01/07/1975)
See also:Resolution Conf. 10.8 (Rev. CoP12)
Photo: © Peter Dollinger (taken at Berlin Zoo, Germany)
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