The bear was then shot and found dead at the local airport. Experts say polar bears' hunting grounds have diminished ... Until now only five fatal attacks on humans by bears had been recorded ...

A polar bear has been shot dead in a ... and site of the "world's most northerly human settlement", they have "made a comeback". In 1973, hunting the animals was banned and the population was ...

Sgt. Ian Van Nest is a conservation officer who keeps interactions between polar bears and humans minimal. It's been over a decade since the last polar bear attack in Churchill, a remote Canadian ...

Polar Bears are a majestic and iconic species, and so hunting of polar bears is a very emotive issue ... WWF also works to protect critical polar bear habitats, including important movement corridors ...

Some polar bear populations closer to human civilization ... they lose a certain amount of weight due to scarce hunting. Sign up for Chip Chick’s newsletter and get stories like this delivered ...

Bears are incredible creatures, but they can also be some of the most dangerous animals on the planet. While even the most dangerous bear will typically avoid humans, under the right (or wrong!) ...

“Already we’ve had a couple human fatalities in the eastern Canadian Arctic,” said Derocher. “It’s surprising just how many places that never had polar bear problems are now having ...

As the climate warms, polar bears are seen on land earlier ... “particularly promising” for the prevention of these “human-bear interactions”. In communities in the southern Canadian ...