This location is so remote, it took the crew over a week to get there. On the coast of northern Russia in Asia’s Arctic is one of the biggest concentrations of animals on the continent.

This analysis was vital to protecting this population. During our field trip, I noticed every walrus haul-out had a polar bear nearby. One walrus calf is enough to sustain a polar bear for a month. As ...

The white plumage is a symbol of winter and is found in the arctic regions it can only be seen in during winters. The Arctic ...

Today, the island harbours the greatest concentration of polar bears on ... home to a small walrus colony. Adult walruses are too dangerous to attack for a bear, but it became clear that some ...

In 2008 we petitioned to protect the walrus under the Endangered Species Act, making it the third Arctic species we had sought to protect, following the polar bear and ribbon seal. When the U.S. Fish ...

The noise generated by routine oil operations can disturb essential polar bear behavior and increase stress on the animals’ when food may be scarce. Walruses are also highly sensitive to human ...

From black-footed ferrets to Western Lowland gorillas, the Zoo is often a collaborative partner in efforts to protect ...

For a quarter of a century, she says, "I dreamed of my island, and my walrus." Finally ... and coming too-close-for-comfort to a polar bear. They stood, they tell me, on the silent tundra amidst ...

Through the scope, Nipisar watched a polar bear slowly making its way over the thin sea ice. It took more than an hour for the bear to make it to solid land, and Nipisar was able to take her shot.

There have been some close scrapes with animals along the way, including an inquisitive polar bear who was a little too close for comfort and a hungry walrus who thought Doug was a seal.