A polar bear stands on a ice flow in Baffin Bay above the arctic circle on July 10, 2008. The infamous carnivore has become a poster animal for the effects of climate change — but that has led ...

Only females are tracked with the collars because male polar bears — who can grow to 2.6 metres (8.5 feet) — have necks thicker than their heads, and would shake the collar straight off. Olberg then ...

York said the radar system, dubbed "Bear-dar" by the organization, is based on technology developed for military use, a factor that made training the AI to recognize polar bears a time-consuming task.

Some Manitoba researchers are looking into the potential impact and overlap of wildfires with polar bear denning habitat.

Most polar bear populations will collapse by the end of the century if global warming continues at the current pace, a new University of Toronto Scarborough study has found. The study is the first to ...

As the world’s largest bear and the Arctic’s top predator, polar bears are an iconic symbol of strength and perseverance, loved by many across the planet. However, with global warming, toxic pollution ...

Plus, more news from the North: new polar bear population brings hope, Nunavik sentinel discovers new butterfly species, N.W.T. gets a new National Wildlife Area and Canada’s Arctic provides a ...

Local resident Simon Plourde reacts to his first swim into the icy water of the St.Lawrence river for a Polar Bear swim on New Year’s Day in Quebec City, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.