Polar bears are very closely related to brown bears, but have numerous key adaptations that help them survive in extreme ...

Polar bears are magnificent creatures of the Arctic, known for their majestic presence and survival skills. Spotting these ...

Polar bears range across the Arctic Ocean, in parts of Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland and Norway (Svalbard). They can walk on ice or swim long distances to find food or breed – sometimes roaming ...

A polar bear! Its thick fur helps it to hide and keep warm in the freezing cold. Plus an Arctic fox. It can hear its prey, deep under the snow. And a bird! The snowy owl. They nest on the ground ...

Then the polar bear appears ... in-Residence Enric Sala is leading an effort to preserve some of the bears’ dwindling habitat. “In Russia we found bears stuck on islands eating grass and ...

Hungry polar bears are turning to rubbish dumps to fill their stomachs as their icy habitat disappears ... left over from Inuit hunts near Kaktovik, Alaska. Such behaviour is risky.

900), bills itself as the “polar bear capital of the world.” It’s not unheard of to see bears Dumpster diving downtown. But the best sightings occur in the bears’ natural habitat, accessible by tundra ...

The wildlife tracking technology, which adheres to the bear's fur, delivers promising results after years of field trials.

Last year, a polar bear emerged from the impenetrable snow squall and killed a woman and her young son in in Wales, Alaska, just below the Arctic Circle. It marked the first fatal polar bear ...

Simultaneously, expanding human activity is increasingly infringing upon the bears' natural habitat ... the stomach content analysis of 42 polar bears in Alaska and found plastic in the bellies ...