A polar bear and a human dancer form an instant bond in a lushly rendered wordless picture book from Velasquez (Outspoken). When a young Black ballerina leaves a flowing red scarf behind following a ...

Astra, a female polar bear, at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, on Nov. 14, 2023. Astra, a 4-year-old, 700-pound female, arrived Oct. 9, 2025 at Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in St.

On Wednesday evening, the newest resident of the Como Park Zoo arrived: a 4-year-old polar bear named Astra. Astra comes from the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Her move to the ...

There's a new bear in town, bringing the number of polar bears at the Como Zoo in St. Paul, Minnesota, to four. On Friday morning, zoo officials announced the arrival of 4-year-old Astra, who they ...

Climate change is transforming ecosystems in the far north. An international team of scientists has made some surprising discoveries. Ashild Onvik Pedersen, a scientist who is armed with a rifle in ...

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An environmental organization says Ontario’s Bill 5 puts the future of polar bears in the province at risk. The Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act repeals Ontario’s Endangered Species Act ...

The Trump administration is considering whether to spend up to $50 million in foreign aid to protect polar bears in Greenland and $25 million for snow leopards in Nepal. The move, which has not been ...

The story of how American troops battled Lenin’s soldiers in northern Russia may be missing from most history books—but the forgotten conflict still influences relations between nations to this day.

The Trump administration is considering whether to spend up to $50 million in foreign aid to protect polar bears in Greenland, and $25 million for snow leopards in Nepal — proposals at odds with a ...

Travel to Churchill in northern Canada to see the world’s greatest concentration of polar bears. Learn more about their evolutionary history and learn about the role ecotourism plays in the protection ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Time is running out to see two grizzly bears at the Henry Vilas Zoo. The zoo announced Thursday that females Ash and Lexi will move to another AZA-accredited institution later this ...