The polar bear is the largest carnivorous land mammal and the largest species of bear. A fully grown male can weigh up to 1,500 pounds and stand almost 10 feet tall on its hind legs! Females are ...

Polar bears are the planet’s biggest land-based carnivores – although they actually spend most of their lives around water and ice (their Latin name means ‘sea bear’). So they’re at particular risk ...

Each bear species has some favorite foods, though. For example, polar bears eat mostly seals, and pandas spend 10 to 16 hours per day eating bamboo. Termites are the primary food of sloth bears ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Biden administration issued a final rule today allowing oil and gas companies operating in the Beaufort Sea and Western Arctic to harass polar bears and Pacific walruses when ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Biden administration issued a proposed rule today allowing oil companies operating in the Beaufort Sea and Western Arctic to harass polar bears and Pacific walruses when ...