A polar bear waits patiently for spring when the ice breaks up, but after months of hunting, paddling, and resting on ice floes, summer ends and the bear must swim very far to find land. Includes facts about polar bears and the effect of climate change on their environment.

Discusses the coastal wolf, a genetically distinct strain that swims and fishes and inhabits the Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's rugged west coast.