BUT THE ICE IS MELTING. FAST. THE GREENLAND ICE CAP IS NOW THE THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR ... BREATHTAKING VISTAS AND ABUNDANT WILDLIFE. POLAR BEARS, ARCTIC FOX, A POD OF NARWHALS.

Compared to the lowly polar bear, who would dare mess with this mammal? As the ice caps melt and the habitats of polar bears are destroyed, there is less out there for a polar bear to hunt.

Since WCCO first visited Churchill in 1993, the polar bear population here has been cut in half, according to estimates ...

In conservation, the term "flagship species" is used to refer to animals that represent something bigger, like an entire ...

"We were super surprised because we never expected to meet polar bears so far to the south. At this time of the year, they should be on the sea ice already, and on Wrangel Island, normally." ...

Are bears getting enough nutrients? As polar bears rely on ice for hunting, the decrease in ice could indicate that mothers are not getting enough nutrients: “If bears are entering the den in ...

Neil Ever Osborne On the bay this fall morning, there’s a wind-carved rim of ice and a gathering of floes. One male polar bear, bony after a season without seal blubber, struggles along the ...

Dubbed the “last ice area,” this frozen stronghold is home to iconic Arctic wildlife: polar bears, beluga whales and ringed seals, among others. But even this ice bastion seems unlikely to last.

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act because of a decline in population brought on by loss of sea ice from climate change. In 2024 ...

Scientists are urging governments to fund better waste management in Arctic villages. Experts issue urgent warning after ...

CBS Minnesota station WCCO brings you to the polar bear capital of the world, where warming Arctic waters are putting the ...

ST. LOUIS — You can now say "hello" to polar bears Kallu and Kallik at the Saint Louis Zoo! After a weeks-long quarantine and acclimation period, the twin brothers made their public debut on ...