Continue reading to discover the animals that call the polar regions home. Lepus arcticus, commonly the arctic hare, is native to the most northern regions of North America. They are found ...

This lack of sunlight, combined with frozen soils and reduced vegetation, make it difficult for animals to ... loves the cold, polar regions. Yep, it’s the penguins. Found in the southern ...

During the winter months in each hemisphere, the polar regions gain sea ice as seawater freezes. That total amount has been shrinking steadily in recent decades. Sea ice is critical habitat for a ...

Polar bears live in the Artic, their fur is white to help them blend in to their environment and hunt without being seen by their prey. Some animals, like the seal, can be found in both the Arctic ...

The polar and cold regions comprise the Arctic, Antarctica, high altitude areas, as well as the global permafrost regions. Even though they are only sparsely populated, the polar and cold regions play ...

Working for WWF has given me the amazing opportunity to work alongside leading polar bear scientists and Inuit who have generously shared their wealth of traditional knowledge." Polar bears live in ...

"The Arctic is one of the fastest warming regions in the planet," said Flavio Lehner, chief climate scientist for Polar Bears International and assistant professor at Cornell University ...