For most of us, visiting the zoo as a child brings up happy memories of adventures, melting ice cream, and childhood friends. Luckily, zoos aren’t just for kids; as a grown-up, you can go whenever you ...

For some in Kansas City, Monday’s snow was a more-than-welcome sight. In a video shared by the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium, ...

It would be amazing to see her raise some cubs and help ensure a long-term future for this very vulnerable species.” ...

Nora is moving to Wisconsin's Henry Vilas Zoo in December. The last day to see her is Sunday, Dec. 30. According to a press ...

This week is your last chance to visit Nora — the Oregon Zoo’s once-lonely, now beloved polar bear — before she leaves the ...

A polar bear is to be moved temporarily from his home in the Highlands to a zoo in Yorkshire so building work can be done on his enclosure. Brodie was born at the Royal Zoological Society of ...

Juneau, Alaska — Conservation groups sued Monday over a state program in Alaska that authorizes killing brown and black bears as a way to increase the size of a once-significant caribou herd in the ...

As the U.S., China and others compete in space, the need for fast and frequent communication links with satellites orbiting ...

The bears were 6-month-old cubs when they were rescued from someone keeping them as pets. Sadie died in February. Pal died in October. Sadie and Pal not only found shelter at Bear Mountain, but a fan ...

Environmental groups sued Alaska’s wildlife authorities on Monday, aiming to stop game wardens from shooting an unlimited number of bears from helicopters across a wide area inhabited by protected ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Growing up in Canada, I always considered the Arctic part of my ...