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Here’s a closeup of a polar bear paw that I took at the Alaska Zoo last week.

Magnificent isn’t it? Soon I’ll have more photos of polar bears, brown bears, and black bears and much more with my promised blog about my trip to Alaska. My computer died 5 days before my trip and I just got my new one and am setting it up. So come back to see more great shots like this one. I’ll also have photos I took of Price William Sound - WOW, what an incredibly beautiful place!

A special thanks to Jim Adams, Director of National Wildlife Federation’s Alaska Natural Resource Center for making my trip possible; to Robert Buchannan, president of Polar Bears International for introducing me to Pat Lampi, Director of the Alaska Zoo, who gave me a personal tour of the zoo. The trip was a real eye-opener and made me even more determined to do what I can to save our planet’s animals and the environment for future generations.

Bear hugs, Frankie

Are You Polar Bear Aware?

If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

Thomas Doerflein, the Berlin zookeeper who hand-raised Knut after his mother abandoned him, was found dead in his apartment on Monday. An autopsy was done on Tuesday and concluded that he died from a heart attack.

Doerflein, 44 years old, gained worldwide attention as Cute Knut’s “Dad”. The bond between Knut and Doerflein was very close as every picture taken showed clearly.

Below is a picture array of knut’s first showing at the Berlin Zoo on March 23, 2007.

Sad news indeed. This wonderful and caring man will be missed.

Bear hugs, Frankie

Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Polar bear Cartoons

If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)

Kartick Satyanarayan aka Bear Man of India, has started a mini-blog on Twitter. On it you can see his latest posting, whether it be about dealing with poachers, saving a dancing bear, or dealing with the latest flooding disaster. See (very briefly) the types of things he does day in and day out in his work with Wildlife S.O.S.

Bear hugs, Frankie

I’m off to see live polar bears at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage this morning. It’s going to be a long day — up at 5:45 AM, on the road at 6:30 AM, then a 4 hour drive to Arcata/Eureka Airport (California). The plane leaves at noon, and I won’t arrive in Anchorage until 8 minutes after Midnight! UGH.

I’m psyched. I’ve been saving to see live polar bears for 2 years. I’ll be meeting David Booth (my partner in Cartoons.PolarBearNews.com) for the first time face-to-face at the zoo. We’ll be getting a private tour of not only polar bears but also the Kodiak brown bears and American black bears at the zoo. Of course, we’ll visit all of the animals there too. Oh boy, Lions, Tigers and Bears. OH MY!

Then it’s 3-days, 2-nights with a couple of people from National Wildlife Federation’s Alaska Natural Resource Center and some other supporters on a boat trip of Prince William Sound.

I’ll be blogging about my adventures and sharing pictures with you while I’m gone, so check in to see what’s happening or sign up to get the updates by email.

Here’s an image of where I’m heading.

Bear hugs, Frankie

Are You Polar Bear Aware?

Polar bear Cartoons

If you want to know what you can do to protect polar bears and other endangered species, contact The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) at National Wildlife Federation (NWF)