Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A polar bear with its cub in Svalbard, Norway. Jon Aars / Norwegian Polar Institute In parts of the Arctic, polar bears are in ...

Bears are transferred for conservation success and individual needs, not for public display preferences. The Arctic Ring of Life is already home to Suka and Haley, two female bears who will be ...

Not all polar bear populations are declining as a result of sea ice loss, according to new research. Polar bears that live along the Barents Sea near Svalbard -- the archipelago between Norway and the ...

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(CNN) — As the sea ice melts due to climate change, the trend of polar bears getting thinner and having fewer cubs has been well documented in areas such as Baffin Bay, a stretch of ocean between ...

With roughly 22,000 to 31,000 polar bears spread across 19 subpopulations, the latest data reveal a striking divide: while some groups are shrinking fast, others are stabilizing or even improving ...

Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. These giant bears hunt, mate and spend their days hanging out on Arctic sea ice, which is rapidly disappearing as the climate ...

In a warming world, the polar bear has become the unofficial mascot of ecological collapse. We’ve all seen the photos of these majestic predators reduced to skin and bone, clinging to ever-shrinking ...

Seals favored by Svalbard bears are becoming easier to hunt as ice declines, a study found. But researchers say the situation may be temporary. By Eric Niiler The population of polar bears in Norway’s ...

Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses together in greeting and chuffed — a soft, breathy, snorting sound that ...

The Detroit Zoo’s Arctic Ring of Life recently welcomed a new male polar bear named Kali through a coordinated animal exchange with the Toledo Zoo. Kali, now 13 years old, has just arrived in Detroit, ...