Genetic changes in polar bears have been found by researchers, suggesting they could be evolving in response to climate ...

It's polar bear week, and scientists are showcasing their new AI-powered radar that's helping keep both people and polar bears safe. Alysa McCall, director of conservation outreach and a staff ...

Polar bears are running out of ice and out of time, yet inside their cells something remarkable is happening. As the Arctic ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has estimated that there have been sharp declines in Alaska's polar bear population. Alaska polar bears face serious threats because of rising global temperatures ...

These days, sitting at a desk as deputy commissioner of fish and game, the veteran wildlife biologist has to muster the best science he can find to argue that Alaska's polar bears are in good shape ...

As peak season for expedition voyages in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard gets under way, tourist ships are staying hundreds of metres away from polar bears under new rules intended to protect the ...

The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species yesterday because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned that the decision should not be viewed as a path to change U.S.

Last week, the Bush administration officially acknowledged the polar bear’s plight – listing it as a “threatened species” under the Endangered Species Act. Don’t celebrate yet. This is ...