The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo announced in a news release on Tuesday, July 23, that one of its 7-year-old male polar bears died by drowning after sustaining a 'crushing injury' to his trachea ...

According to the Calgary Zoo in Calgary, Alberta, Baffin, a 7-year-old male polar bear, died by drowning following a crushing injury to his trachea by Siku, an 8-year-old male polar bear.

Polar bears are currently listed as vulnerable, according to the World Wildlife Fund, and there are between 22,000-31,000 of the species left. They were listed as a threatened species in the U.S ...

WATCH: A necropsy has confirmed that seven-year-old male polar bear Baffin died by drowning, after a crushing injury sustained during rough play with eight-year-old male polar bear Siku at the ...

The death of a polar bear at the Calgary Zoo last week was caused by drowning after accidental injury from rough play, officials said Tuesday. Necropsy results confirmed that seven-year-old male ...

A polar bear at the Calgary Zoo died in a tragic accident while playing with his fellow polar bear companion, the zoo announced Tuesday. ... leading to his tragic drowning.

Extended: New details on Calgary polar bear death The Calgary Zoo's Dr. Sandie Black and Colleen Baird discuss necropsy results for Baffin the polar bear after his death on July 19, 2024.

CALGARY – A necropsy has shown that a polar bear at the Calgary zoo died by drowning after his throat was crushed by a fellow bear in rough play considered normal for the massive predators. R ...

Of course, polar bears can swim, so if they fall through the ice, it isn’t a huge issue as far as them drowning or anything. They’re actually very strong swimmers.