Bear news, features and articles
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Secret population of polar bears found living in seemingly impossible habitatThe discovery provides a glimmer of hope for the iconic white bears.
By Harry Baker Published
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Family of 5 bears found hibernating under Lake Tahoe homeResidents were surprised to discover a family of black bears sleeping beneath their home.
By Scott Dutfield Published
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Grizzly bears: North America's brown bearGrizzly bears are a type of brown bear that live in North America.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Why aren't there polar bears in Antarctica?Polar bears evolved during a time when the North and South poles were not connected by ice or land, so they stayed at the North Pole.
By JoAnna Wendel Published
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See first-ever photos of polar bears playing house in the Russian ArcticA wildlife photographer recently captured images of polar bears like you've never seen them before: living in abandoned buildings in the Russian Arctic.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Brown bear wakes up from hibernation and kills 38 reindeer calvesSome "highly predatory" brown bears change habitats to target more reindeer and moose calves after emerging from hibernation in Sweden, a new study finds.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Polar bear parts are being smuggled around the worldHundreds of bear parts and their derivatives, such as bile, have been smuggled into Australia and New Zealand since 2007, including polar bears.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Hungry grizzly bear photo-bombs camera trap in award-winning photoA grizzly bear attacked a photographer's camera trap and the resulting image won the Animals in their Environment category at the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Polar bears could vanish by the end of the century, scientists predictIf the ice disappeared during the summer, many creatures that rely on it would be driven to extinction, scientists warn.
By Ben Turner Published
