Polar Bears

• Marine area bigger than Lake Superior could soon be protected off Ontario’s shores

  A vast marine area home to beluga whales and threatened polar bears off Ontario's northern shores is a step closer to protected status.

  Environment

  Feb 21
  
• Calgary’s polar bears, penguins enjoying Arctic temps, ski hills shut down

  Polar bears at the Wilder Institute Calgary Zoo are one of the creatures who feel at home among the Arctic temperatures hitting the city.

  Weather

  Jan 11
  
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• Churchill Northern Studies Centre using $83K grant to improve polar-bear research

  The Churchill Northern Studies Centre says an $83,000 grant from the Canadian Polar Bear Habitat charity "will change our world."

  Environment

  Dec 31, 2023
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• Calgary Zoo set to debut Wild Canada section complete with polar bears

  A new section of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo will open to the public on Friday and will include the debut of two polar bears who recently arrived from a zoo in Manitoba.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2023
• Manitoba polar bears to teach Calgary zoo patrons climate change awareness

  Winnipeg's zoo is currently home to nine polar bears, and Baffin and Siku were chosen for the move to Calgary based on their personalities and roles within the group dynamic.

  Environment

  Jul 27, 2023
• Calgary Zoo to welcome orphaned polar bears in the fall

  Two male polar bears who were orphaned in Churchill, Man., will be sent from Winnipeg in the coming weeks to live in their new enclosure in the Calgary Zoo’s Wild Canada area.

  Environment

  Jul 27, 2023
• ‘A bleak outlook’: Impacts of climate change on full display in Canada’s north

  Churchill, Man., is on thin ice, as is humanity, according to a report released by the UN earlier this week.

  Environment

  Mar 24, 2023
• Churchill named one of “World’s Greatest Places” by TIME Magazine

  Churchill is being recognized by Time Magazine as one of 2023's "World Greatest Places".

  Trending

  Mar 16, 2023
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• Assiniboine Park Zoo marks International Polar Bear Day

  The weekend allowed the zoo to not only mark the occasion but to raise awareness about the important role modern zoos play in the conservation and protection of the species.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2023
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• Assiniboine Park Zoo Celebrates International Polar Bear Day

  The Assiniboine Park Zoo has planned activities to mark International Polar Bear Day and raise awareness about the role zoos play in the protection of the species.

  Environment

  Feb 27, 2022