A month-old polar bear cub is being raised by humans at a Danish zoo after his mother failed to produce enough milk to feed him, the Associated Press reported. The cub, Siku, is doing "really fine," ...

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Along the frosty coast of Hudson Bay, hundreds of polar bears have been wandering for weeks, waiting for the wintertime sea ice to form so they can return to hunting ringed seals.

For a long time, Dmitry Kokh had dreamed about photographing polar bears. That’s a lofty goal for a wildlife photographer but the way he sees it, if you devote so much time to an activity, your goals ...

Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries.

The zoo hopes the 4-year-old female polar bear will eventually breed with one of its male bears as part of a larger effort to ...

Polar bears are very beautiful, powerful creatures. But did you also know that they are incredibly playful? They just love to run around and chase their toys. Their exuberance is so great that it’s ...

The 700-pound female arrived on a FedEx flight, accompanied by a Washington zookeeper and a St. Paul veterinarian.

Repeal of Ontario’s Endangered Species Act has weakened habitat protections and recovery strategies, Shane Moffatt, ...

Nights are spent in a modest four-cabin converted crabbing boat called Ursus. Skiffs ferry travelers ashore for twice-daily ...

FLORENCE (UM News Service) – Before bear spray, encounters between people and bears often ended in bullets. That changed when ...