Just 13 years after gray wolves were re-introduced into the lower 48 states, they're going off the Endangered Species List. At the same time, polar bears may go on the list—because of dangers that lie ...
Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another. Between 2011 and 2021, research colleagues and I ...
WASHINGTON — Some polar bears and their cubs already in danger of extinction could be legally killed by private oil-drilling projects in northern Alaska, according to proposed new regulations. The ...
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Zoo has launched a new conservation initiative that will help support research, fieldwork, and outreach for wild polar bears and the people living amongst them. The St. Louis ...
A study identifies that at least eleven species of vertebrates benefit from this carrion, including Arctic foxes and ravens. There are between 22,000 and 26,000 polar bears in the world, distributed ...
Amelia Gray, a polar bear at the Oregon Zoo, is set to embark on a new chapter as she moves to the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago in the coming weeks. This transition is part of a broader initiative aimed ...
SAN DIEGO (Oct. 28, 2025) – A new study published in the scientific journal Oikos reveals for the first time the critical role polar bears play as carrion providers for Arctic species. Researchers ...
The ice packs where polar bears live and hunt during winter are shrinking, and the bears can’t find food on the land. The US Fish and Wildlife Service says they should be put on the Endangered Species ...
A Russian Arctic archipelago on Saturday declared an emergency situation over an "invasion" of dozens of aggressive polar bears that have entered homes and public buildings. Russia's northeastern ...
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Amelia Gray, a polar bear who has called the Oregon Zoo home since 2021, will soon head to the Brookfield Zoo near Chicago as part of a nationwide effort to help sustain the ...
A polar bear at the Oregon Zoo has become the internet’s newest obsession — and it’s easy to see why. A TikTok video posted by the zoo’s official account shows the bear gleefully swishing around in a ...