WBAL-TV staffers take part in a live dip in the frigid Chesapeake Bay for the 2025 Polar Bear Plunge ... hours vary between military, private helicopter pilots. See why Psychologist shares ...

uses helicopters to scare the bears away. But precautions aren't always enough. In 2011, a trip-wire designed to alert a group camping near Longyearbyen failed, and a polar bear "reported to be ...

Then the polar bear appears. She’s big ... spooked by the approach of our helicopter. Prolonged running can harm polar bears: Fat and fur insulate them so well they risk overheating.