The global polar bear population is estimated to be 26,000, with the species primarily remaining in the artic areas of Russia, Norway, Greenland, Canada and the United States. Glaciers and ...

A key polar bear population fell nearly by half in the past decade, a new U.S.-Canada study found, with scientists seeing a dramatic increase in young cubs starving and dying.

Polar bears in Western Hudson Bay have seen their population nearly halved over the last several decades, largely due to dwindling sea ice and limited hunting opportunities, according to the ...

Polar bear populations studied in Svalbard, the Norwegian archipelago on the Barents Sea, were found to have up to a 10% loss in genetic diversity over a 20-year period, which correlated with a ...

Bears in this region saw a 40% population decline during the 2000s. They are considered one of the most at-risk populations of polar bears worldwide. Along the Chukchi Sea, the FWS estimated the ...

The increase in bears in the town is thought to be caused by climate change. — -- Polar bears are an enduring symbol of the wild arctic, a mighty beast that has made its home in punishing ...

A polar bear walks along the beach in Kaktovik, Alaska on Sept. 10, 2012. (Loren Holmes / ADN archive) A new report that highlights how changing climate affects travel safety and the abundance of ...

During this period, the polar bear population in this region has declined by nearly 50 per cent. The monitoring data shows the average size of polar bears is also in decline.

Polar bears increasingly under threat as glaciers melt faster than ever 02:15. Churchill, Canada — On the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws ...

A polar bear mother and her clingy, but cute, cubs are photographed along the Hudson Bay. Ivan Mazzon, Canada, 2015. The global polar bear population is estimated to be 26,000, with the species ...

Bears in this region saw a 40% population decline during the 2000s. They are considered one of the most at-risk populations of polar bears worldwide. Along the Chukchi Sea, the FWS estimated the ...