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The world's first 'polar bear hotel' has opened in China and immediately drawn criticism over bleak conditions
The Polar Bear Hotel, part of the Harbin Polarland theme park, northeast China, features a soulless…
Naina Bhardwaj
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Governments Hand Down A Death Sentence For Polar Bears
The proposal had divided conservationists, who agree that the main risk to the world's largest carn…
Agence France Presse
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Polar bear and grizzly bear hybrids, known as 'pizzly bears,' could become more common because of the climate crisis
Also known as grolar bears, the hybrids usually share some characteristic of both species, which on…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A polar bear has been rescued after getting its tongue stuck in a tin can and asking humans for help
A desperate polar bear approached residents in a remote Russian settlement for help. A specialist t…
Bethany Dawson
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Inside Canada's polar bear 'jail' where bears go without food and are kept behind bars — but it's not what you might think
Polar bear "jail" is a holding facility in Churchill, Canada, where humans and bears live among eac…
Crystal Raypole
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A tiny, remote village in Alaska is mourning the death of a mother and baby in a rare polar-bear attack
A polar bear killed a mother and baby in Wales, Alaska, in the first fatal polar-bear attack in mor…
Bethany Dawson
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Polar bears aren't actually white, and sometimes they can turn green
Polar bears in zoos have been known to turn green. Concrete floors in their pens scrape against the…
Trevor N. Cadigan
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A cruise line is facing public fury after one of its guards shot and killed a polar bear
The incident occurred on Saturday after the MS Bremen stopped off the island of Spitsbergen, in the…
Brian Pascus
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Grizzlies and polar bears are mating for an alarming reason
"I hate to say it, but from a genetic perspective, it's quite likely grizzly bears will eat polar b…
Lydia Ramsey
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This 'soul-crushing' video of a starving polar bear on dry land shows how global warming is destroying wildlife
"The simple truth is this - if the Earth continues to warm, we will lose bears and entire polar eco…
Alexandra Ma
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Pollution in the Arctic is so bad, polar bear cubs are feeding on contaminated mothers' milk
Like baby humans, polar bear cubs rely on their mother's milk as their primary source of food, and …
Lindsay Dodgson
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An amazing photo of a polar bear napping on an iceberg is driving a conversation about the climate crisis
More than 75,000 people voted for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award showc…
Mikhaila Friel
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A baby polar bear has been born in Britain for the first time in 25 years
"While we are absolutely thrilled, we are not celebrating prematurely as polar bear cubs have a hig…
Kieran Corcoran
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Canadian police are looking for a 500-pound taxidermy polar bear stolen from a resort in frigid, below-zero weather
Harry the taxidermy polar bear typically towered over the second floor of the resort, but staff not…
Matthew Loh
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Russian scientists trapped in the Arctic by polar bears should get help in 'about a month' - but that's not the worst part
The effects of global warming are felt acutely in the Arctic. In the spring, the snow is melting fa…
Erin Brodwin
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Here's the first photo of the first polar bear cub born in the UK in 25 years
"Suddenly I saw a small, fluffy bundle next to her and had to pinch myself to check I wasn't seeing…
Rob Price,Kieran Corcoran
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Armed guards protect navy privates and scientists from polar bears while they play soccer in the Arctic
In the photo, KV Svalbard's crew - formed of Norwegian Navy privates and scientists from the Norweg…
Alan Dawson
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These 25 award-winning photos show just how majestic polar bears are
Over the years, nature photographers have documented these majestic marine mammals in their natural…