Up to 500 mother bears a year give birth on remote Wrangel island, also the last place to see woolly mammoths.

Polar bear Gerda cradles her three month old female cub in magical pictures from Novosibirsk Zoo.

Touching footage as Gerda shows her maternal instincts to care and play with her baby.

Ceremonial suit was embellished with decorations and left as a sacrifice for the gods by ancient bear cult polar people, say archeologists.

Thousands join online petition to stop famous polar bear cub being exiled to the other side of the world.

Forlorn polar bear named Umka turned up at a Russian police station as if pleading for help: now he is back where he belongs.

Thousands had joined petition to stop Shilka the cub being exiled to the other side of the world but she could be gone by end of the month.

Shilka became a global star last year in her pen in Novosibirsk but now she is set to be big in Japan after bid to keep her in Russia fails.

First polar bear born at zoo in 40 years separated from heartbroken mother as she gets set for new solo life.