While the population of Kodiaks appears to be stable, there is concern about their numbers decreasing due to more humans ...

The polar bear's Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means "sea bear." It's an apt name for this majestic species, which spends much of its life in, around, or on the ocean–predominantly on the sea ice. In ...

they can range as far south as the Gulf of St. Lawrence. One of the best places to see polar bears in Canada is the town of Churchill, in Manitoba. The town is often called the “polar bear ...

Polar Bear Range States. 2015. Circumpolar ac­tion plan ... Iñupiaq knowledge of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the southern Beau­fort Sea, Alaska. Arctic 74:239-257. Sahanatien, V., and A. E.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Biden administration ... as-usual oil drilling in the Arctic. Polar bears and walruses could pay a terrible price.” The Southern Beaufort Sea population is the most imperiled ...

The U.S. Interior Department says that no bids were submitted for this week’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ...

The news comes from a new study linking the dramatic decline in this polar bear subpopulation in northeast Alaska and Canada to a loss of sea ... “Given this subpopulation is at the edge of the range, ...

"I will never forget my 'first' polar bear. Today, it still drives me to do ... icy-cold environments. Polar bears range across the Arctic Ocean, in parts of Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland and ...

Hundreds of brave souls are expected to take the plunge into the icy waters of Resurrection Bay this Saturday for the 40th Annual Polar Bear Jump. The event raises funds for the American Cancer ...

Big Oil and the state of Alaska brought a suit challenging the polar bear's critical habitat decision — forcing the Fish and Wildlife Service to rethink its landmark designation — but in February 2016 ...

The polar bear is a carnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding landmasses. A boar (adult male ...