The Rhinelander community is mourning the loss of a community leader who dedicated many years of his life to youth sports as ...

People who see black bear dens across Wisconsin should report those to the DNR to help with an ongoing study on black bear reproduction.

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - The Rhinelander Fire Department is rallying around the wife and four children of Dan Bauer. Assistant Fire Chief Bauer suffered a massive heart attack on Nov. 2. He was ...

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAW) - A 51-year-old Menominee County man is facing numerous charges following a crash and pursuit that reached speeds of 100 mph. Investigators said Daniel Thunder, of Neopit ...

Warming temperatures may be changing the ways ice forms, making it more likely to stick to and injure polar bears in two far north populations. Temperatures in the Arctic region are warming more ...

Polar bears face mounting challenges in a changing, warming world, mostly related to their waning wintery wonderland habitats. But they may be increasingly infected with germs and parasites ...

As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a greater risk of contracting several pathogens than bears three decades ago, according to a new study. As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a ...

In the new study, researchers examined blood samples from polar bears in the Chukchi Sea in 1987–1994 and then three decades later, 2008-2017, looking for antibodies to six pathogens.

Polar bears in some parts of the high Arctic are developing ice buildup and related injuries to their feet, apparently due to changing sea ice conditions in a warming Arctic. While surveying the ...

Population assessments have revealed that polar bears in Greenland are suffering from crippling wounds on their paws due to wet snow that gets stuck to the pads and freezes into blocks. When you ...

Pathogens are more common in polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea now than they were three decades ago, a new study suggests—but it’s not yet clear what that means for the mammals’ health ...

The Arctic fox that made headlines after being rescued in Oregon has found a new forever home at Ochsner Park Zoo in ...