A polar bear has been shot dead after it killed a woman and young boy Tuesday afternoon in Alaska. The bear chased "multiple" people before it was fatally shot by a resident during the attack in ...

The Kodiak Archipelago is located off the coast of Alaska, which places Kodiak bears near polar bears, geographically ...

Big Oil and the state of Alaska brought a suit challenging the polar bear's critical habitat decision — forcing the Fish and Wildlife Service to rethink its landmark designation — but in February 2016 ...

B ears are a type of mammal that can be found in many parts of the world. From the tiny, silly-looking sun bear to the iconic polar bear, these animals are specially adapted to di ...

The victims of a polar bear attack on Tuesday in the remote Alaskan village of Wales include a 24-year-old woman and her 1-year-old son. According to a press release by the Alaska Department of ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Biden administration issued a final rule today allowing oil and gas companies operating in the Beaufort Sea and Western Arctic to harass polar bears and Pacific walruses when ...

The animal caretakers at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation ... sad about the 'Do Not Pet' orders," admitted another commenter named Bethany. I completely relate; bears are so fuzzy and adorable!

To collect e-DNA from wild polar bears in northern Alaska, we sampled the upper layer of snow (~1 cm) from their footprints. The snow was thawed and filtered to capture DNA—in the form of epidermal ...