The polar bear is one of the most formidable predators on Earth, reigning supreme as the deadliest beast of the Arctic. Adapted to one of the harshest environments on the planet, polar bears combine ...

Polar bears are not only the largest bears, they are the largest land predators in the world. So, when it comes to size, how ...

In the U.S. polar bears are listed as an endangered species wherever they’re found. Their take is regulated under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, which prohibits hunting by anyone except ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Zoo has responded to a video circulating on social media of a polar bear that is visibly drooling, panting and lethargic in its enclosure. Spring is mating ...

A Minnesota zoo responded to claims that one of its animals, Neil the polar bear, is ill and not being cared for properly. Screengrab from Como Park Zoo and Conservatory's Facebook post.

Shocking images have emerged as a man is mauled to death by a pack of polar bears in front of his friends. The harrowing final moments of explorer Darryl Kaunak have been told by his friends who ...

Wildlife experts are responding to concerns about one of their polar bear’s health and treatment after a recent video gained thousands of views on the social media app TikTok. The video shows ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game does not have the right to carry out a controversial plan to kill bears this spring, at least for now, a state judge has ruled. Superior Court Judge ...

A video posted by two tourists who visited Arctic Bay, Nunavut, last week where they made negative comments about polar bear hunting has sparked outrage among some Inuit in the territory.

The request came after the Alaska Board of Game passed an emergency order in late March to keep the bear program on track weeks after a different judge ruled that it was unconstitutional.

the zoo's 17-year-old polar bear, died last September, will soon be fit for a brown bear, or two or three. The zoo is working with wildlife officials in Alaska who help rescue orphaned bears or ...