Polar Bear Survival Despite how well-adapted they are to the Arctic, the status of the polar bear is currently listed as Vulnerable. There are only between 22,000 and 31,000 polar bears left ...

The polar bears' close proximity to the town has also sparked a tourism boom. But, while locals are familiar with the roaming bears and know how to handle them, the town’s mayor worries the ...

This story, “In the Jaws of the White Bear,” appeared in the April 1976 issue of Outdoor Life. The Boothia Peninsula is the northernmost point on the mainland of North America. It was there, in July ...

Only females are tracked with the collars because male polar bears—who can grow to 2.6 meters (8.5 feet)—have necks thicker than their heads, and would shake the collar straight off.

But the polar bear's untimely death renewed discussions about the sustainability of tourism growth near the North Pole. There are roughly 3,000 polar bears living in the less-inhabited eastern ...