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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Migrating birds that breed in the Arctic are spreading avian influenza to polar bears in eastern Greenland, according to a new study that found evidence of infections in bear blood samples acquired ...

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