Learn why polar bears have white fur and other cool facts, plus WWF’s efforts to protect them and their Arctic habitat from ...

Bears have sharp claws and use them to gather food. They also have unique feet. Their pads have a characteristic called plantigrade. When they walk their toes, sole and heel all touch the ground. Why ...

California is home to as many as 35,000 black bears. One bear was recently mutilated after being struck. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) A black bear's paws were stolen after the animal was fatally ...

WWF does not lobby for or work to support or promote the polar bear fur trade, and we have been actively seeking amendments to inaccuracies in a recent piece published in The Guardian. Hunting is a ...

The plight of a female polar bear and her two cubs stranded on a remote arctic island may be an early warning about the possible impact of climate change, said WWF today. Oslo, Norway - The plight of ...

The 6-month-old bear cub's four paws were burned in a wildfire. — -- Steve Love knew something was wrong when his dog was barking and his horse was prancing and snorting. That's when he spotted a ...

THIS IS KCRA THREE NEWS AT FIVE. WE START WITH A DISTURBING DISCOVERY OUT OF PLACER COUNTY, A FAMILY CAME ACROSS A DEAD BEAR. ALL FOUR OF ITS PAWS WERE CUT OFF. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US AT FIVE. I’M ...

Finland rethinks its national animal as the Saimaa ringed seal challenges the brown bear’s 40-year reign—scientists back the ...

A black bear’s paws were stolen after the animal was fatally struck by a vehicle over the weekend. The bear was hit Saturday near the community of Foresthill in Placer County, according to the ...