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 map at the right shows the 19 current polar bear subpopulations, with colored dots showing the location of other samples used in the analysis.

A polar bear! Its thick fur helps it to hide and keep warm in the freezing cold. Plus an Arctic fox. It can hear its prey, deep under the snow. And a bird! The snowy owl. They nest on the ground ...

Essential Insight to Polar Bear's Survival Such insight is important to help protect the animals’ habitat as industries expand into the arctic. “Polar bear mothers are having increasing difficulties ...

The Detroit Zoo welcomed Haley, a 22-year-old polar bear, to its Arctic Ring of Life habitat. She joins two other polar bears and will serve as an ambassador for her species. She's still ...

What may be more likely to happen, unfortunately, is the demise of the polar bear if it continues to lose its main habitat, the Arctic sea ice," Lindqvist said. Ali Fedotowsky-Manno Shares ...