Inspector Drew Milne of the British Columbia Conservation Officer Service likened it to finding a needle in a haystack — the ...

Polar bears love plunging into refreshing water as well. These Arctic animals enjoy swimming just like humans do, and one zoo shared the cutest video of a polar bear jumping into a pool.

Despite years of exposure, Svalbard's polar bears showed no signs of emaciation or ill health, according to the team. The local population has remained stable or even increased slightly, unlike ...

Tracking polar bears during their most secretive stage of life Date: March 6, 2025 Source: University of Toronto Summary: Researchers have combined satellite collar data with specialized cameras ...

Drifting snow helps polar bear dens remain hidden. (B.J. Kirschhoffer/Polar Bears International), CC BY An elusive phenomenon While they provide ideal conditions for developing cubs, maternal dens ...

Plungers ran into the cold Chesapeake Bay this weekend marking the 29th annual Special Olympics Maryland Polar Bear Plunge. Check out photos from the cold event.

Polar bears have a hidden-in-a-plain-sight superpower that anyone who has watched a wildlife documentary could have spotted: ice doesn’t stick to their fur. This has long been known to ...

As temperatures warm, and ice melts, polar bears are dying at an increasing rate. Once thriving, polar bears have become a vulnerable species with just an estimated 22,000 to 31,000 individuals left.

Major Jeffrey (Jeff) Arthur Burke, 51, of Ortley Beach and Allentown, NJ, passed away on December 31, 2024, surrounded by his loving family after a ...

While the Polar Bear Club's celebrity grew, its active membership shrank. A Dec. 19, 1921, Journal story noted that Brazell, the club's president, was joined by only two others in the first winter ...

Some polar bears are eaten by people through subsistence hunting, Rode says, but more work is needed to know if there’s a risk of these pathogens infecting people.

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