Polar bears live on sea ice but that habitat is slowly disintegrating. Juliet Eilperin of The Washington Post, and Dr. Jeffrey Bonner, President and CEO of the St. Louis Zoo, talk to David Greene ...

But, she says, in all the assessment tools in use, it wouldn’t make a difference whether an area is a designated critical habitat, or just a place known to see polar bears. “So the critical ...

The Obama administration is setting aside 187,000 square miles in Alaska as a "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas.

Arctic polar bears may be adjusting their eating habits as their sea ice habitat melts and the furry white predators stand to lose the floating platform they depend on to hunt seals, their primary ...

This population has developed distinct habits to survive in its odd—as far as polar bears are concerned—habitat, and the bears' genomes are quite different from many of their kin.

Alexi Besser-WiekâÄôs message is simple: polar bears are in danger and people should do something about it. As a result, Besser-Wiek, a University of Minnesota environmental science, policy and ...

Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey found changes in sea ice habitat have coincided with evidence that polar bears’ use of land is increasing, the Anchorage Daily News reported Saturday ...

Scientists studying the impact of climate change on polar bears have come across a new threat to the species — increased inbreeding. In a study published in the Royal Society Journals Wednesday ...

All but a few polar bear populations would collapse by 2100, the study found. The bears' habitat of sea ice is predicted to decline to such an extent that the animals will be food deprived.

Why polar bears at sea have higher pollution levels than those staying on land Date: December 11, 2019 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: As the climate changes, myriad animal populations ...

With an increase in conflict between humans and polar bears, governments and individuals in the Arctic region must take steps to protect human life and keep wildlife safe.

Polar bear safaris serve up a rare opportunity to meet Arctic man-eaters under the northern lights. Colby J Brokvist Polar bears are the only mammal known to actively hunt humans. Still, every ...