Snow, the 17-year-old polar bear who died Labor Day at the Reid Park Zoo, suffered from an undiagnosed heart ailment, a zoo official announced last week at the same time ...

The Norwegian government said visitors to Svalbard have “a duty to retreat to a legal distance” if they encounter a polar bear that is too close. Ships are also banned from carrying more than ...

Expedition cruise lines may stop putting close-up images of polar bears in brochures because of new restrictions in Norway, according to an industry expert (Alamy/PA) ...

14 October 2026 – 6 days for US$8,495 per person Travel to Churchill in northern Canada to see the world’s greatest concentration of polar bears.

New rules could see end of close-up polar bear photos in cruise brochures The animals are a key draw for people embarking on sailings to Norwegian-ruled archipelago Svalbard, as they can be ...

The Norwegian government said visitors to Svalbard have “a duty to retreat to a legal distance” if they encounter a polar bear that is too close. Ships are also banned from carrying more than ...

The Doncaster-based animal conservation centre is home to the UK’s largest collection of polar bears - Nobby, Hamish, Luka, Indiana, Yuma and Sisu - who live in the 10-acre reserve.

Three polar bears at the Buffalo Zoo whose deaths raised concerns in a federal inspections report died because of illness, not substandard conditions, Zoo President Donna M. Fernandes said Friday.

Elmore Leonard once said “I don’t have any of the modern electronics at all. I know the Internet would be a distraction. I ...