A father died protecting his children in a rare polar bear attack in Canada's northernmost territory of Nunavut. Aaron Gibbons, 31, was on Sentry Island, a popular fishing and hunting spot on the ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

unknowingly shot what appeared to be a polar bear — but it had physical traits of both species. The hybrid nature of the ...

The St. Louis Zoo has launched a new conservation initiative that will help support research, fieldwork, and outreach for ...