ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to decide within 16 days whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming. Story by Dan Joling.

OTTAWA, ON -- April 25, 2008. A federal committee has repeated its declaration that the Canadian polar bear is a species "of special concern." The designation is two steps down from "endangered" species and one down from "threatened" species.

CNN correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on the continuing efforts to place polar bears on the Endangered Species list in the United States.

CHURCHILL, MB - Run-ins with Churchill's polar bears, the Lords of Manitoba as they are called, are not that uncommon. Their quest for food in October and November after a long feeding hiatus attracts them to this small community on the shores of Hudson Bay. Story by Penny Watson.

WINNIPEG, MB - February 8, 2008 - Polar bears in Manitoba now have special protection under the province's Endangered Species Act, a move designed to restrict how close people can come to female bears and their cubs along the Hudson Bay coast, the province said Thursday. Story by Bruce Owen and Lindsey Wiebe.

WINNIPEG, MB - February 7, 2008 - Global Television reports that Manitoba Conservation has listed Manitoba's polar bears as a threatened species.

Effective today, polar bears will be recognized as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, Conservation Minster Stan Struthers announced today.

The massive fracture that ripped the Beaufort sea ice from the west coast of Banks Island in the Northwest Territories over the past few weeks could not have been better timed if nature had planned it. Story by Eve Savory.

Churchill, MB -- For some people, the ideal vacation is a beach on a tropical island or a cruise down the Mediterranean. For others it’s the bright lights of Broadway or the glitz of Vegas. But then there are those who seek a special type of adventure like getting an opportunity to see polar bears in their natural habitat. Story by Deborah Stone.

Churchill, MB - Thursday, December 6, 2007 -- It’s Thursday, November 8, at approximately 6:30a.m. Low, muffled voices and the patter of big feet fill the narrow hallway. I roll over and look out the tiny, rectangular-shaped window…the sky is a hazy, grayish-white, not necessarily inviting, but what I see next melts my heart. Story by Lorie Zerweck.

ORLANDO, FL - November 20, 2007 - Dr. Jane Waterman from the University of Central Florida discusses her polar bear behaviour study on Churchill's polar bears.

CAPE CHURCHILL, MB - November 27, 2007 - I am standing on the coast of Hudson Bay watching two polar bears cautiously approaching each other on the sea ice. Robert Buchanan, a big bear of a man who heads up Polar Bear International, the non-profit organization dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the great white wanderer, is animated. Story by Ed Struzik.

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - The federal, provincial and territorial governments of Canada are all failing to protect polar bears from the threat of extinction, a new study charges. Story by Mike De Souza.

Sixteen select students travelled to Churchill, MB from around the world to participate in a unique five-day subarctic experience at the 2007 Polar Bears International Leadership Camp.

Churchill, MB -- November 12, 2007 -- Curled up safely in cargo nets, these two polar bears are ready to be airlifted back to their hunting grounds. Rangers had shot the creatures with tranquilliser darts when they strayed too close to the town of Churchill in the Canadian Arctic.

Juno award-winning Manitoban musician Chantal Kreviazuk travels to Churchill to learn from Polar Bears International about issues affecting polar bears and the north.

CHURCHILL, Manitoba - November 1, 2007 — There's something vaguely disturbing about the George Hamilton tan sported by the flight attendant on the Convair 580 prop that's buzzing into the Great White North.

CHURCHILL, MB - November 3rd, 2007. Dr. Andrew Derocher speaks with Eva Kovacs on Canada's Global Television. Recorded live form the back deck of a Tundra Buggy® on October 29th, 2007.

As sea-ice recedes, polar bears have become a climate-change poster child, placing the North’s lucrative sport-hunt industry on ice. Story by Jasmine Budak

ARMEL VALLEY –-September 19, 2007. Like most people, 16-year-old Ronit Abramson has seen polar bears in the wild only on TV. But in a few weeks she'll see the real thing. Frontiers North hosts PBI Leadership Camp on the Tundra Buggy Lodge. Students from all over the world travel to Churchill to learn about issues affecting polar bears and the subarctic environment in which they live. Story by Bruce Lieberman.

WASHINGTON, DC -- September 7th, 2007. This is really bad news. The United States Geological Survey, led by Dr. Steve Amstrup, predicts that two-thirds of the world's polar bear population could be gone by midcentury.

During November 2006, led by Al Roker, the NBC Today Show journeyed to Canada's north to experience Churchill's polar bears!

AUCKLAND, NZ -- MAY 02, 2007. It's magnificent to see polar bears unafraid, at home in their world. Getting up close to huge, white, fluffy - and so cute-looking - polar bears is one of the best thrills ever. Story by Chris Hutchings.

JACKSON HOLE, WY -- February 08, 2007. We were invited by our friends at Polar Bears International to attend a polar bear conservation awareness event at Jackson's National Museum of Wildlife Art. At the event presentations were conducted by president of Polar Bears International Robert (not Richard) Buchanan, our own Interpretive Guide at Cape Churchill and National Geographic published photographer Daniel J. Cox as well as the United Stated Geological Survey's Steven Amstrup. The event was very well attended and well received. We were very happy to be a part of such an important event. Story by Melanie Stein.

CHURCHILL, MB -- January 8, 2007. Getting up close and personal with nature is always a thrill. Getting up close to huge, white, fluffy - and so cute looking - polar bears, is one of the best thrills ever. Story by Chris Hutchings.

CHURCHILL, MB -- January 6, 2007. About 100 feet off the side of the road, the largest four-legged predator in the world stood on the tundra, sniffing the air nonchalantly. Story by Chris Welsch.

CHURCHILL, MB -- January 6, 2007. While Churchill is the most accessible destination for polar bear watching in the world, it still is not very accessible. Story by Chris Welsch.

United Kingdom -- December 31, 2006. Reports of the imminent extinction of polar bears are exaggerated, says Stuart Wavell, while another threat is ignored.

WASHINGTON, DC -- December 28, 2007. Polar bears are in jeopardy and need stronger government protection because of melting Arctic sea ice related to global warming, the Bush administration said Wednesday. Story by Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, DC -- December 28, 2006. Polar bears may be listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act because of a loss of habitat that jeopardizes their survival, the Interior secretary said Wednesday. Story by Marsha Walton.

CHURCHILL, MB -- December 27, 2006. Polar bears are facing threats from global warming and environmental contamination and need federal protection under the Endangered Species Act, Washington is expected to propose Wednesday. Story by CTV.ca News Staff.

WASHINGTON, DC -- December 27, 2006. The Bush administration has decided to propose listing the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, putting the U.S. government on record as saying that global warming could drive one of the world's most recognizable animals out of existence. Story by Juliet Eilperin.

WASHINGTON, DC -- December 27, 2006. The polar bears that are a famous part of Canada's North could soon be officially deemed a threatened species by the U.S. government, it was announced Wednesday.

WINNIPEG, MB -- December 14, 2006. The city already known as Winnie the Pooh's hometown has earned another "beary" special distinction: Polar Bears International is moving its global headquarters to Winnipeg.

December, 2006. "Polar bears are one of nature's ultimate survivors, able to live and thrive in one of the world's harshest environments, but we are concerned the polar bears' habitat may literally be melting," Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne said on introducing a proposal in December 2006 to list the bears as an endangered species. Story by Judyth Piazza.

HUDSON BAY, CANADA -- November 19, 2006. It is mid-November and bitterly cold. The sea wind blows through our protective coats and our fingers start to lose circulation. But ironically, what we are witnessing is climate warming in action. Story by Kevin Bishop.

CHURCHILL, MB -- November 23rd, 2006. Sleep under the stars, take a polar bear trip. For an experience that will move you, give one of these rooms a spin. The Independent Online says a stay at the Tundra Buggy Lodge is one of the world's five best.

LOUISVILLE, KY-- November 21st, 2006. The northern Manitoba town of Churchill, known for its polar bears and northern tundra, is the inspiration behind a $25 million US northern-themed exhibit opening next year in a Kentucky zoo. Zoo director John Walczak spent several days on a Tundra Buggy® Adventure in Churchill last month, learning about how climate change is affecting polar bears there.

ANCHORAGE, AK -- November 17th, 2006. Far fewer polar bear cubs are surviving off Alaska's northern coast, a federal government report released Wednesday has concluded. Churchill's polar bears also affected. Story by Dan Joling.

CHURCHILL, MB -- November 15th, 2006. Researchers for the first time have shown a connection between global warming and decreased polar bear survival, says a University of Wyoming scientist.

CHURCHILL, MB -- November 7th, 2006. But for all the distinguished scientific work under way here, it's an observation delivered from behind the wheel of a GMC Suburban that captures the essence of global warming. Story by Joe Friesen.

CHURCHILL, MB -- November 1st, 2006. My husband and I share a travel philosophy that goes something like this: What's a trip without a little trepidation? Story by Karen Booth.

Frontiers North's Tundra Buggy® Adventure has been selected as one of three finalists for a Tourism Industry Association of Canada - National Awards for Tourism Excellence.

WINNIPEG, MB -- July 13th, 2006. It all started as a hobby to safely travel through the bears' territory and an excuse to hang out with some friends. Read how Len Smith's Tundra Buggy invention would forever change the town of Churchill.

WINNIPEG, MB -- April 12th, 2006. For the second consecutive year, Frontiers North Adventures has been honoured at the Travel Manitoba Tourism Awards banquet.