With grim predictions that all polar bears may be wiped off the planet by the end of the century, it’s vital scientists find a way to monitor numbers to see if conservation efforts are staving off the ...

Polar bears live in rugged, hard-to-reach places in the Arctic. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Polar bears are mostly solitary creatures that can cover huge swaths of rugged, remote terrain in Canada, ...

Researchers can now extract environmental DNA from paw prints left in the snow by threatened species, such as polar bears and lynxes, and use it to monitor their populations. Polar bears and lynxes, ...