The Center has led the charge to save polar bears from extinction. We wrote the 2005 scientific petition calling for their protection under the Endangered Species Act, and we filed suit twice with our ...

But in announcing the listing, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne said the decision should not be "misused" to regulate global climate change. "Listing the polar bear as threatened can ...

Zoo guests can stop by their habitat, McDonnell Polar Bear Point, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily to catch a glimpse of the ...

A series of historical documents sheds light on the final moments of George Washington, whose cause of death has been a mystery for hundreds of years.

Polar bear twins Kallu and Kallik debut at Saint Louis Zoo, attracting visitors to their 40,000-square-foot habitat, with the ...

Polar Bear is a documentary film that stars the ... This production tells us a story from the perspective of an endangered animal who, despite the difficulties of its environment, continues ...

According to the Saint Louis Zoo, polar bears are deemed an endangered species following “significant population decline caused by loss of sea ice from climate change.” Last year, the zoo ...

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act because of a decline in population brought on by loss of sea ice from climate change. In 2024 ...