Learn why polar bears have white fur and other cool facts, plus WWF’s efforts to protect them and their Arctic habitat from ...

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) stands as an iconic symbol of the Arctic—a region characterized by freezing temperatures, biting winds, and months of darkness. As the world’s largest land carnivore, ...

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission recently released 12 rehabilitated black bear cubs back to the wild, eight of them in the mountains where they were found, according to an Oct. 16 news ...

On Wednesday evening, the newest resident of the Como Park Zoo arrived: a 4-year-old polar bear named Astra. Astra comes from the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Her move to the ...

ST. LOUIS – In a national effort to help advance the species’ conservation, polar bear Kallik will be leaving the St. Louis Zoo. According to the St. Louis Zoo—who shared the announcement on ...

A new polar bear has made its debut at Brookfield Zoo Chicago. Amelia Gray, an 8-year-old female from Oregon Zoo, explored the Great Bear Wilderness habitat for the first time on Wednesday. “Amelia ...

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) — A pair of orphaned black bear cubs made their debut Tuesday at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Orphaned because their mother was deemed a public safety threat and euthanized, the ...

Video in the player above shows Brookfield Zoo’s baby kangaroo drawing a crowd. BROOKFIELD, Ill. (WGN) — The polar bears at the Brookfield Zoo are gearing up to welcome a new roommate from Oregon this ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — One of the Oregon Zoo’s half-sister polar bears, Amelia Gray, is heading out east, the zoo announced Thursday. According to the Zoo, Amelia is moving to Brookfield Zoo Chicago ...

So it’s back to the drawing board. On Thursday, Brookfield Zoo announced that Amelia Gray, an 8-year-old female, will be making the move from the Oregon Zoo to Chicago’s suburbs, where she’ll also be ...

They were visitor favorites at San Diego Zoo, where they lived for well more than two decades. Kalluk, a 24-year-old polar bear, had arrived after he’d been orphaned as a cub. And Nicky, a 28-year-old ...