With one foot braced on the helicopter's landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser dart at a polar bear. The predator bolted but soon slumped into the ...

The dramatic pursuit formed part of a pioneering research mission in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, where scientists, for the first time, took fat tissue biopsies from polar bears to study the ...

The UK's oldest polar bear has been euthanised due to her deteriorating health, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has said. Victoria, who was 28, had been receiving geriatric care at ...

And one bear in particular — Betty White — has been stealing the show. “She’s a big mover,” said Alysa McCall, a staff scientist and director of conservation outreach at Polar Bears ...

OSLO - A pioneering research mission is underway in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, where scientists, for the first time, took fat tissue biopsies from polar bears to study the impact of pollutants ...

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 ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. The UK’s oldest polar bear has died at the age of 28 after vets advised she should be put to sleep. The Royal Zoological Society of ...

Dogs weren’t the only animals joining the Final Reckoning crew on location. “We had a few polar-bear-related shutdowns,” reveals McQuarrie, 56. “That was really funny,” recalls Pom ...

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 iconic white guardians of the Arctic are facing unprecedented challenges. As climate change rapidly transforms their icy kingdom, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are demonstrating remarkable ...