Polar Bears disappearing Arctic habitat…WWF undated handout photo of a Polar Bear in the Arctic. Polar bears will not survive without action to tackle climate change and save their rapidly disappearing Arctic habitat, conservationists warned today. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Thursday March 12 2009. Conservation charity WWF said the five countries which are home to the polar bear must commit to action on global warming to save the animal, which is reliant on the sea ice. See PA story ENVIRONMENT PolarBears. Photo credit should read: Erik Malm/PA Wire