Latest Polar bears News

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

Sep. 24, 2024 13:27 PM EDT

ON HUDSON BAY (AP) — Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into Canada's massive Hudson Bay, biologist Geoff York scans a region that's on a low fat, low ice diet because of climate change. And it's getting lower on polar bears. There are now...

A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it

Sep. 20, 2024 13:23 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday. The bear was killed Thursday afternoon in the northwest of Iceland after police consulted the Environment...

AP PHOTOS: How Churchill embraces its title as polar bear capital of the world

Sep. 17, 2024 09:58 AM EDT

CHURCHILL, Manitoba (AP) — When polar bears started coming to Churchill, tourists did too. And then suddenly, polar bears began to appear everywhere — from artwork to cushion covers and even on beer cans — as residents of this remote Canadian town on Hudson Bay embraced their...

Polar bear in Canadian zoo drowned after rough play with fellow bear, necropsy finds

Jul. 23, 2024 21:25 PM EDT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A necropsy has shown that a polar bear at a zoo in western Canada died by drowning after his throat was crushed by a fellow bear in rough play considered normal for the massive predators. The 7-year-old Baffin died at the Calgary Zoo on Friday after...