NORWAY — With one foot braced on the helicopter’s landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquilizer dart at a polar ... the snow. One knelt by the bear ...

With one foot braced on the helicopter's landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser dart at a polar ... on the snow. One knelt by the bear's flank ...

Snow, Reid Park Zoo’s 17-year-old polar bear, has died. The bear was found by her zookeeper this morning in its usual sleeping area.Snow was in her normal sleeping position and there were no ...

The UK's oldest polar bear has been euthanised due to her deteriorating health, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has said. Victoria, who was 28, had been receiving geriatric care at ...

A polar bear that received media attention after she and her brother were abandoned by their mother is now living at the Reid Park Zoo. Snow arrived in Tucson Thursday night after spending the ...

"The hairiest thing was coming into close proximity with a polar bear who visited the boat we were staying on. He was very curious, but thankfully for us, looked well fed. He looked majestic," she ...

The UK’s oldest polar bear has been put to sleep after experiencing age-related health issues, as she was praised as " a joy to all" visitors. Victoria, aged 28, had been receiving geriatric ...

Two cold fronts surging across southeastern Australia are expected to serve up daily dustings of snow in the Australian Alps ...

The Highland Wildlife Park's female bear Victoria has reached the grand old age of 28. Victoria is the mother of Hamish who was the first polar bear cub to be born in the UK in 25 years.

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