In October 1955, a polar bear cub, just seven months old, arrived in Madras. It was named Snejhok, Russian for ‘little snow’. According to an article published in The Hindu on October 10 ...

The UK's oldest polar bear has been euthanised due to her deteriorating health, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has said. Victoria, who was 28, had been receiving geriatric care at ...

NORWAY — With one foot braced on the helicopter’s landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquilizer dart at a polar bear. The predator bolted but soon ...

NORWAY — With one foot braced on the helicopter's landing skid, a veterinarian lifted his air rifle, took aim and fired a tranquiliser dart at a polar bear. The predator bolted but soon slumped into ...

OSLO - A pioneering research mission is underway in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, where scientists, for the first time, took fat tissue biopsies from polar bears to study the impact of pollutants ...

The UK’s oldest polar bear has been euthanised after experiencing age-related health problems, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has said. Victoria, aged 28, had been receiving ...

And one bear in particular — Betty White — has been stealing the show. “She’s a big mover,” said Alysa McCall, a staff scientist and director of conservation outreach at Polar Bears ...

Victoria was euthanised on Tuesday morning. RZSS said that in the wild only a small percentage of polar bears live past 18 and described Victoria’s age as “testament to the world class care ...

Victoria, the UK’s oldest polar bear, has died at the age of 28. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) made the decision to euthanise her at their Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie after ...

The UK’s oldest polar bear has died after suffering “age-related health problems”, forcing conservation vets to euthanise her. Victoria, who was 28, was homed at the Royal Zoological Society ...