Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the ...

Unfortunately, climate change has wrought severe changes to habitats like the Arctic. As temperatures warm, and ice melts, polar bear populations are decreasing, as they need the sea ice to hunt and ...

One of the main populations of polar bears is in Alaska, with the state being home to between 4,000 and 7,000 individuals. There are two populations of polar bears in Alaska — the Chukchi Sea ...

Their large paws act as snowshoes, distributing their weight as they walk on thin ice. Polar bear populations are declining in some areas due to the loss of sea ice and the impacts of climate change.

On Wednesday, a team of Canadian and US scientists warned that trash poses an emerging threat to already-vulnerable polar bear populations as the animals become more reliant on landfills near ...

Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont., just west of Toronto on Wednesday. Aiden Peel, who travelled more than 100 kilometres from Innisfil, Ont., to take the ...

That meant 4,000 Canadian Forces personnel left town. So Churchill, population 900, had to reinvent itself. It turned to tourism. Polar bears were plentiful, as Churchill is situated on the ...

Once unthinkable, polar bears are now part of this wildlife park’s diverse animal population. Jimmy Doherty, the farm’s owner and a conservationist, has built one of the largest polar bear enclosures ...