Bears

Captive breeding has its challenges because many pandas are not inclined to mate in captivity and there is a short window of opportunity for successful breeding (females only have a single oestrus cycle once a year). © Suzi Eszterhas

Conserving giant pandas in China

Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me. © Anwar Mamon

When is Grizzly Bear Cubs and Me on TV?

(7) Mothers Protection - Kyle Moore

A year in the life of European brown bears

Mother and daughter reading. © Monkey Business Images/Getty

People & Wildlife

The best nature books for children from this year

Polar bear in Svalbard, Norway. © WWF

Humans have wiped out 60% of wild animals since 1970

Grand Title Winner 2018, Animal Portraits: The golden couple. © Marcela van Oosten (The Netherlands)/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018

Reader Holidays

May/June 2019 Visit the kingdom of the polar bear

Polar bear walking on sea ice in the Arctic. © Vlad Silver/Getty

Separating fact from fiction: polar bears and climate change

Polar bear seated on ice flow, Spitsbergen, Norway. © Howard Perry/Getty

10 amazing facts about polar bears

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A good year for the bears

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10 spirit bear facts you need to know

Asian wild elephant in Kuiburi National Park, Thailand © sittitap / Getty

What’s the world’s most dangerous mammal?

Black bear in high ferns and vegetation

Discover amazing facts about black bears in America

Female black bear with her two cubs, Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada © wanderluster / Getty

6 of the top spots to see black bears in North America