Regular folks who care about wildlife generally know that climate change is bad for polar bears, but they have only vague ...

Kallik, the Oregon Zoo’s new resident polar bear, is essentially a toddler. And, after arriving in Portland on Thursday from ...

La Jolla’s first harbor seal pup of 2026 is here as reported by the Sierra Club Seal Society of San Diego on Jan. 20.

Three members of a family, including a child, were injured by a polar bear in a rare attack in the far north of Siberia, Russian officials said Monday. Local police "received a report of a polar bear ...

The new year arrived windy and freezing in Brooklyn, but bone-chilling weather couldn’t stop tradition as thousands of people welcomed 2026 at the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. After a few years of ...

It’s 11 a.m. on the first morning of 2026 in Birch Bay, Washington. There’s a sharp chill in the air. Driving down Birch Bay Drive, sporadic groups of people wrapped in towels, robes and sweatshirt ...

After a few years of milder temperatures on New Year’s Day, 2026 began with frigid cold, bitter winds, and a dusting of snow over the streets and sidewalks of NYC. That, of course, didn’t stop the ...

Wildwood beach will host its 20th anniversary Polar Bear Plunge on Jan. 17, inviting participants to brave the Atlantic Ocean’s frigid winter waters while raising funds for Special Olympics New Jersey ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As a 74-year-old tradition, San Pedro’s annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear swim at Cabrillo Beach doesn’t see a lot of change — let alone disruption. But this ...

For over 45 years, the people of Austin have gathered in the early morning hours of New Years Day, no matter their state of sleep deprived or hungover from the night before, to jump into the steaming, ...

The ship’s open bridge allows guests to come and go, offering a prime perch for wildlife spotting. All cabins offer a view, and some have private balconies. Two glass “igloos” at the stern of the ship ...

If you're thinking about joining the hundreds of people who will take to the frigid waters off Coney Island on New Year’s Day for the annual Polar Bear Plunge, medical experts have some advice. The ...