Nora’s story was chronicled in “The Loneliest Polar Bear,” a five-part series published by The Oregonian/OregonLive in 2017. She moved to the Rose City permanently in 2021.

In 1954, Manitoba banned polar bear hunting, and, in 1969, the province established a “Polar Bear Control” program meant to protect the community from stubborn, hungry or overly curious bears.

Polar bear hunting is prohibited in Norway and technically legal for one Native group in Russia, though no regulated hunt has been established. Similar to Canada, Greenland closely regulates harvest.

Polar bears. Image by Hans-Jurgen Mager via Unsplash. Climate change has dramatically altered the polar bear’s hunting landscape. Arctic sea ice has been declining at a rate of approximately 13% per ...

As the snowmobile roared away, the polar bear slowed its pursuit and eventually gave up the chase. “Damn, that guy is brave,” a woman’s voice said in the clip as the scene unfolded.

A man was caught on camera managing to outrun a polar bear on a snowmobile after the animal chased after him in the Arctic Circle; The person made it to the vehicle and sped away, as the animal ...

A video captured a polar bear charging at a person in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, forcing them to drop their gun and race away on a snowmobile.

While polar bears are considered a marine mammal and spend most of their life on drifting sea ice, Visit Svalbard advises visitors to be prepared to encounter a polar bear anywhere in Svalbard.

Video footage from the Arctic town of Pyramiden on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard shows the polar bear charging at a man who fired at him. Watch terrifying moment as man narrowly escapes ...

Polar bear mother with cubs. Image by SURZet via Depositphotos. Continued research is vital to understanding polar bear behavior and health, as well as monitoring their dwindling habitats. Scientific ...

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

As part of a breeding program aimed at protecting the species, 12-year-old polar bear Kali recently left St. Louis for the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium. In exchange, the Saint Louis Zoo welcomed the 2 ...