The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the species is on the decline for several reasons.

For the first time in nearly 25 years, The Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute welcomed a female Asian elephant calf on Monday.

The documentary Nuisance Bear presents a nuanced problem plaguing the Polar Bear Capital of the World without pointing ...

Scientists have reported some rare good news from the Arctic. As the climate changes and the ice melts, in one region at least, polar bears are thriving — finding new ways to survive, and even packing ...

The haunting polar bear photo is one of 24 finalists for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People’s Choice Award ...

Koda the polar bear from the Memphis Zoo got to enjoy the winter storm that hit Tennessee this past week. Read here about Koda the bear.

Remarkably, the number of days with no ice in the region increased by roughly 100 during that period. And yet, as the authors found, the body condition of both male and female polar bears—i.e., how ...

These polar bears appear to be maintaining their physical health despite the loss of sea ice—their preferred hunting grounds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Polar bears are the poster children of climate change—and for good reason. These giant bears hunt, mate and spend their days ...

The wild population faces a high risk of global extinction, as research projects show that up to two-thirds of the polar bear ...

In 2014, Donald Trump tweeted: "Just out—the POLAR ICE CAPS are at an all time high, the POLAR BEAR population has never been stronger." That claim was disputed by climate specialists, and indeed the ...

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 ...