International Polar Bear Day highlights conservation efforts to protect polar bears and their fragile Arctic habitat.
Polar bear cubs were seen taking first steps as scientists study the effects of climate change on their development. Timelapse footage shows two arctic bear cubs and their mother wandering through the ...
Think of climate vulnerability. This term describes who is likely to be negatively affected by climate change. Perceptions of ...
Just on the edge of the western Hudson Bay lies the small town of Churchill, Manitoba. Here, the sea meets the boreal forest ...
Time is Running Out for Polar Bears! Scientists warn that polar bear numbers could decline by 30% by 2050 due to melting sea ...
Researchers have combined satellite collar data with specialized cameras to shed light on one of the most mysterious and important stages in polar bears' lives -- maternal denning, when bears give ...
Despite this clear motivation to get back to hunting seals on the sea ice, polar bear families will often hang out at the den ...
The day coincides with the period of maternity period of polar bears, when polar bear cubs are just born and snuggled away ...
Scientists combined satellite collars and cameras to study polar bear denning, showing how cubs adapt before leaving.
"A mouse also requires less food and less space to live. If the climate changes, one of the many offspring may survive. That ...
The time lapse footage is the result of almost a decade of work monitoring the vulnerable predators' maternal behavior.
With global warming affecting the bears’ food supply, researchers saw through the denning footage that polar bears are emerging earlier from their dens, which gives the cubs less time to develop, ...