Polar bears are one of the most majestic, yet fearsome animals on the planet. The largest living species of bear and the largest land carnivore, the polar bear is closely related to the brown bear. So ...

CHICAGO — A polar bear born in the Toledo Zoo over a decade ago is preparing for a new adventure. Siku, who was born at the ...

Siku, a 15-year-old male polar bear, is moving in the coming weeks to Madison, Wisconsin — home, of course, of the University ...

The Trump administration is considering whether to spend up to $50 million in foreign aid to protect polar bears in Greenland and $25 million for ...

Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries.

Polar bears are at greater risk from disease due to global warming, warns new research. The threatened species are being increasingly exposed to germs and viruses as the Arctic warms, say scientists.

MADISON, Wis. -- A male polar bear will soon make the short journey north from Chicago to the Henry Vilas Zoo. The Lincoln ...

Conservative leaders feel they now have the political will to remove key pieces of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted in 1972 to protect whales, seals, polar bears and other sea animals. The ...