MORE: Polar bears are inbreeding due to melting sea ice, posing risk to survival of the species, scientists say Churchill is located in central Canada, right along the coast of the Hudson Bay.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the polar bear as a vulnerable species most threatened by the loss of sea ice. With an estimated 26,000 bears remaining worldwide, the ...

Polar bear moms and cubs are particularly vulnerable. The researchers, who include co-authors from Environment and Climate Change Canada, noted that cubs face the brunt of these climate-induced ...

Polar bears are resilient animals. Scientists issue warning over worrisome conditions that could leave polar bears stranded — ...

You probably know polar bears as the big white animals roaming the Arctic, but there’s a lot about them that doesn’t make it ...

Polar bear marshals transport a sedated polar bear in Churchill, Canada. (Image credit: Shutterstock) On average, officers receive around 250 calls from residents and detain around 50 bears every ...

“As sea ice decreases at a rate of about 4.6 percent a decade, some polar bears at the southern edges of the species’ range are spending five to six months on land, with very few seals to eat.

Due to the effects of the climate crisis, their sea ice habitat is shrinking and, in May of 2008, polar bears were listed as a a vulner species in the U.S. under the Endangered Species Act.

The polar bear lifestyle involves packing on weight when hunting is possible on the sea ice, says Derocher, a case of 'survival of the fattest' so the bear doesn't starve when there's not much ...

Climate change is stretching the length of time parts of the Far North go without sea ice, which polar bears rely on to hunt their preferred prey: blubbery, calorie-rich seals.

Unalaska is famous for its deep-water port that doesn't freeze in the winter, but the island hasn’t always been this warm.