Just over a month since the US government designated the polar bear as an endangered species. Now the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) stands accused of giving oil companies a "blank cheque to...
The polar bear has become an icon of global warming vulnerability, but a new study found an Arctic mammal that may be even more at risk to climate change: the narwhal
When it comes to climate change, polar bears and sharks may grab the bulk of the headlines-but it's the threat to the sea's tiniest creatures that has some marine scientists most concerned
Environmental groups are condemning a government plan to open sea floor off the northwest coast of Alaska to petroleum leases, saying the decision was based on incomplete information and seriously...
Marine mammals are being managed based on outdated population figures that show more animals than actually exist. Conservationists warn that this failure to provide accurate counts puts shrinking...
Inuit people of the Arctic have always known about it, but no outsiders have witnessed it for 200 years: a polar bear fishing. Not by scooping the fish out of the water like a brown bear - but by...
A new report on the fate of polar bears in a world of climate change predicts disaster for one of the world's most charismatic species, says WWF.
The report by the US Geological Survey predicts...
Two-thirds of the world's polar bear population could be gone by midcentury if predictions of melting sea ice hold true, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Friday.
The fate of polar bears...
The reef looked small from the boat, but once I plunged into the Caribbean I found myself gazing at what looked like a vast and intricate community, which was oddly dead and alive at the same time....
"My exceptional encounter with Sailfish underwater was the most unexpected event in a 40-year wildlife photography career. It was an "awe-full" experience, exceeding my wildest expectations - the...
Canon Europe, world-leader in imaging solutions, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the global conservation organisation, have announced increased collaboration to support the tagging and tracking of...
The Bush Administration has been accused once again of gagging US government scientists by getting them to agree not to talk about polar bears, sea ice and climate change during official overseas...
They cling precariously to the top of what is left of the ice floe, their fragile grip the perfect symbol of the tragedy of global warming.
Captured on film by Canadian environmentalists, the...
The search for ancient sea monsters sometimes calls for extreme paleontologists.
Pat Druckenmiller, for one, flew 800 miles away from the North Pole, rode a boat across an icy fjord and jumped...
As the United States marks the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, World Wildlife Fund scientists continue efforts to reduce the effects of climate change.
Around the world, climate...
Deforestation in Brazil and electricity demands in the United States contribute to global warming and the melting of ice in the Arctic, setting up a doomsday scenario for creatures like polar...
