Scientists are urging governments to fund better waste management in Arctic villages. Experts issue urgent warning after ...

Z Animals went to the field for this article, interviewing people on-site in Alaska in early April 2025 about their ...

In recent years, however, the warming arctic is melting their habitat on the ice, changing the bears' behavior: scientists from Polar Bears International say the ice is forming two weeks later ...

PBI monitors polar bears across the Arctic partly to determine the impacts of climate change on the behavior and physical condition of the animals as well as population trends. One program has ...

But, this unnatural polar bear behavior may have been stoked by accelerating changes in the Arctic. As sea ice diminishes, polar bear feeding grounds decline, meaning the wild predators may seek ...

The USGS has attached a camera to a polar bear in order to study its behavior and feeding rates. The footage will serve to provide more information for scientists to understand how polar bears are ...

Using remote cameras and satellite collars, researchers were able to track down polar bear dens in Norway’s Svalbard region and get insights into their behavior. On analyzing the data ...

“Nutritionally stressed bears are expected to show increased cannibalistic behavior,” Derocher said. “As sea ice melts earlier and forms later across the Arctic, polar bears are onshore for longer and ...

From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to different environments, including forests, mountains, icy tundra, deserts and swamps.

The noise generated by routine oil operations can disturb essential polar bear behavior and increase stress on the animals’ when food may be scarce. Walruses are also highly sensitive to human ...