This assessment is one in a series resulting from a WWF study that assesses the vulnerability of numerous species to the effects of climate change. This assessment of polar bears is one in a series ...

Earth’s climate has always naturally cycled through change, caused by how much of the sun’s energy was absorbed by the atmosphere. In fact over the past 650,000 years, the Earth has gone through seven ...

Over the last two decades, polar bears have become a popular symbol for climate change. To evaluate the threat, let's consider that the scientific community has reached a consensus: if we continue our ...

Urgent action on climate change and renewed commitment to polar bear research is needed to address dramatic decline WWF is calling for urgent action on climate change and renewed commitment to polar ...

Traditional knowledge and specialized training are helping people adapt to a changing landscape as polar bears appear in new ...

Polar bears live along shores and on sea ice in the icy cold Arctic. When sea ice forms over the ocean in cold weather, many ...

Rapid changes in climate in the polar regions are causing observable ecological impacts of various types and degrees of severity at all ecosystem levels. Even larger changes and more significant ...

Born in captivity at the Berlin Zoo in 2006, Knut became an international sensation after he was hand-raised by zookeeper Thomas Dörflein ...

2:20 Beluga, polar bear conservation, education in Churchill, Man. The pristine, subarctic wilderness of Churchill, Man. is home to thousands of beluga whales this time of year, and soon hundreds of ...