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Why not? There's plenty of sea ice, a necessity for their habitat, it doesn't get too warm in the summer, and there are very few people.

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Q: Why do polar bears live in Svalbard?
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Where do you get polar bears?

Polar bears live in the Arctic, including Canada and Svalbard (a group of islands north of Scandinavia), Denmark, Norway, USSR/Russia, and the US.


How many polar bears are there in Svalbard?

There are about 3,000 which range from Svalbard to Jan Mayan and back to Franz Joseph Land.


How did polar bears get to Svalbard?

They walked across the sea ice (where they live), and still travel in this way. There is evidence that the ancestor of the polar bear originated in present-day Ireland.


Why is Svalbard a fantastic place?

Svalbard is a fantastic place because its a great place for scientists and its the farthest north inhabited place ever. There are also loads of polar bears.


How likely is it to see a polar bear in Svalbard in August?

Bears are more likely to be spotted in the summer than the winter, however, the likelihood of seeing a polar bear in Svalbard depends on where you look, several of the companies in the town (Longyearbyen) offer tours at peak points of the year to the bits of coastline that polar bears are known to inhabit.


Do polar bears live in Antactica?

No, polar bears live only in the Arctic.


In what area do polar bears live?

Polar bears live on the South Arctic


Where do they polar bears live?

Polar bears live in the Arctic.


How many Polar bears in deserts?

Polar bears do not live in the desert. They live in the Arctic.


Why do polar bears live in Oceania?

They don't. Polar bears live in the North Pole.


What region do polar bears live?

polar bears live in the arctic (north pole)


Who lives in svalbard?

Some animals that live in Svalbard are polar bears and arctic foxes. These animals can suffer cold conditions and suit Svalbards surroundings! Other animals live their as well!unicornsThe previous user got the answer wrong. Animals include, reindeer, polar bears, gannets, ptarmigans, whales, arctic foxes, snowy owls and NO penguins.Well the only animals i know that are in Svalbard are the polar bear and the arctic fox.