Defenders of Wildlife is fighting for polar bears by advocating for protection of vital habitat. We are advocating against proposed…
They have an amazing sense of smell. Polar bears heavily rely on their great sense of smell to hunt their…
Baby polar bears are known as cubs. In the wild, they are born in the shelter of their mother’s den.…
The Arctic Circle is home to the largest bear in the world: the polar bear. You may be surprised to…
Faced with a rapidly changing habitat, polar bears are adapting with a new entrée: For the first time, a polar…
Due to centuries of hunting practices and the destabilization of arctic habitats, there have been growing concerns about the future survival of…
Imagine you have to walk through ice and snow all day for most of the year. You’d work up quite…
Polar bear numbers could drop by a third by mid-century due to disappearing Arctic sea ice owing to climate change,…
The planet is warming, from North Pole to South Pole. Since 1906, the global average surface temperature has increased by…
Eggs and berries are bad news for polar bears, a new study finds. The news may be even worse for…