The WSPA gave Mr. McIntosh $35,000 to pay for Fred's food for the remainder of his life -- bears can live for more than 40 years, so Fred is still in his prime.The rest of the money will come from ...

Bärle the polar bear was a star at the Suarez Bros. Circus for 17 years. The animal's rescue in Mexico and rehab at a Detroit zoo is documented in a new book by Grimsby author Else Poulsen titled ...

After 10 years free from the circus Bärle died in 2012. Poulsen said Bärle lived to be 28. In the wild or in captivity, that's a long life for a polar bear. Poulsen said she was happy that the bear ...