LONDON -- A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being ...

Polar bears aren’t native to Iceland, though an occasional vagrant arrives from Greenland. So, it was quite a surprise for an ...

A rare polar bear spotted near a cottage in a remote Icelandic village was shot by police after being deemed a threat. The ...

In northwestern Iceland, police shot and killed a polar bear near a cottage after it posed a threat to human safety. The bear ...

Iceland police shot a polar bear near an elderly woman's cottage, deeming it a threat, after consulting the Environment ...

Inukshuk, the 21-year-old polar bear at the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat, has died, officials announced Monday. "We are devastated to announce the passing of our beloved Inukshuk," the group said in a ...

By Sara Ruberg A 35-year-old man was attacked by a bear while hiking on a popular trail in Glacier National Park in Montana on Thursday morning, the National Park Service said. The man was hiking ...

Stefan Jankovic's Instagram video of his run-in with a bear in Bosnia and Herzegovina has over 4.5 million interactions on social media Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Even accessing the scientific sites dotted around the outpost is increasingly tricky. This is also polar bear country - it’s their home and they are the apex predators. Scientists have to carry ...

A 12-year-old boy saved his father, who was pinned down by a 200-pound bear while legally hunting in the "super thick" woods in Wisconsin earlier this month, according to a report. A Wisconsin ...