Does Point Defiance Zoo have a polar bear?

For more than 80 years, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma has provided homes for polar bears. Polar bears are designated to be at “high risk of global extinction,” according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Species Survival Commission. That's why programs like this are vital.



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