Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the largest land carnivore, the polar bear is closely related to the brown bear. So ...

This prolonged fasting drains polar bears’ energy reserves, reducing their ability to reproduce and raise cubs. Without ...

Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay have seen their population nearly halved over the last several decades, largely due to dwindling sea ice and limited hunting opportunities, according to the findings ...

Polar bear numbers have increased in recent decades, but it’s not because climate change isn’t affecting them. Strict conservation efforts and hunting bans helped populations recover after steep ...

Amid the blitz of conservation efforts and research focused on the beloved bears, other animals in the same habitats have seen rises in population. One analysis from 2018 suggested that the ...

Building upon these results, our current efforts are focused on maximizing efficiency and applying this new tool to addressing important conservation and management questions for polar bears in ...

“There is no doubt that action must continue to ensure the conservation ... a successful effort to protect the bear. “It keeps some the most important populations of polar bears squarely ...

While it’s not on the International Union for Conservation of Nature ... the opportunity to adopt a spectacled bear, and your donations go toward efforts to protect the bear’s natural ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — East Carolina University has brought back their annual Polar Bear Plunge for another year. The first plunge was in 1997 and had 35 participants. The largest Polar Bear ...

"So it stayed that way for many years. However, we know polar bears are critically important for research related to wild bear conservation. It's really tough to study wild polar bears." ...