NC Zoo asks for public's help naming adopted wild polar bear

ASHEBORO, N.C. — The North Carolina Zoo is asking for the public's help naming an adopted wild polar bear.

The zoo adopted the polar bear through Polar Bears International.

"PBI is the leading polar bear conservation group in the world solely dedicated to conserving wild polar bears and their threatened Arctic environment," the zoo said in a press release.

Through this program, the public can track the bear's movements online using its ID, which is X33805.

The North Carolina Zoo's new adopted polar bear is a female with two cubs, a boy and a girl.

Officials said the name options were chosen by zookeepers and are a combination of Inuit and Native American names and North Carolina themes.

NAME OPTIONS: 

• Yura -- Inuit for 'one who is beautiful'
• Sakari -- Native American for "sweet"
• Carolina -- for our home state
• Tapeesa --Inuit for 'Arctic flower'
• Hope -- for hope for the polar bears' future

Wild polar bears are considered "vulnerable," according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

Voting opened Wednesday and will close Monday.

The winning name will be announced on Nov. 20.

To access the online poll, click here. 

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