In captivity, we give polar bears names and personas. Take, for example, Gus, who resided at the Central Park Zoo and became the beloved mascot of New Yorkers due to his neurotic tendencies. Or Knut, ...

Six days after she was born in 2015 at the Columbus Zoo, Nora the polar bear was abandoned by her mother. A team of zookeepers and veterinarians sprang into action, feeding the tiny cub and keeping ...

Wildlife, Children’s Book Author, Rozanne Weissman debuted her new book in a book party/signing the evening before the 50th anniversary of a major treaty to protect polar bears. It was signed by five ...

Bears have long been considered family. “Stories of a familial bear exist in almost every human culture that shares territory with the animal,” writes journalist Gloria Dickie in her new book, Eight ...

“Feathers Together” and “Polar Bear” are portals into the joys and hardships of migratory animals’ lives. By Lenora Todaro To perceive the world through another’s eyes is a profound act of empathy; to ...

No animal is more iconic today than the polar bear. A creature of the Arctic Sea ice, it has become the symbol of a warming planet. Threatened, yet not endangered, it benefits from being a visually ...