An image of a polar bear lying on a pile of ice at the Saint Louis Zoo has gone viral as people raise concerns about the animal’s well-being. 

Nima Sarikhani recently won the ‘People’s Choice Award’ category of the ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year,’ thanks to one polar bear’s unique sleeping preference. Sarikhani, a British hobby photographer (@nsarikhani on Instagram,) captured the magnificent creature napping away in the snowy terrain while shooting in Norway. Before getting the winning shot, later named “Ice Bed,” [...]

Alaska’s Environmental Conservation Department confirmed the first known case of a polar bear killed by a concerning strain of bird flu.