While out in the field tracking Lancaster Sound polar bear movements, preeminent polar bear researcher Markus Dyck died in a helicopter crash near Resolute Bay in Canada’s Nunavut territory on Sunday ...

Remote cameras were deployed in the Arctic mountains across nearly a decade; Valuable footage of moms and cubs emerging from ...

In a nutshell Polar bear mothers carefully introduce their cubs to the outside world through a gradual process, with bears in Svalbard typically spending about 12 days at the den site after first ...

uses helicopters to scare the bears away. But precautions aren't always enough. In 2011, a trip-wire designed to alert a group camping near Longyearbyen failed, and a polar bear "reported to be ...

Then the polar bear appears. She’s big ... spooked by the approach of our helicopter. Prolonged running can harm polar bears: Fat and fur insulate them so well they risk overheating.

WBAL-TV staffers take part in a live dip in the frigid Chesapeake Bay for the 2025 Polar Bear Plunge ... hours vary between military, private helicopter pilots. See why Psychologist shares ...