Contrary to the climate change narrative, the polar bear population is actually up.
For the record, we should obviously take care of the planet, cut emissions and pollution, use less plastic, etc.
Yes the polar bear population has increased in the last 20 years, but they are still classified as vulnerable or threatened (depending on the specific population). There are around 30,000 but because of their huge range it would be reasonable for there to be 60,000 to 80,000. It's awesome that their population has increased, but they are definitely not out of the woods. Edit: whether their population is increasing or declining also depends on the specific population (location) you're talking about and there are those more affected by climate change whose population is in decline.
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I'm talking about northern Canada, specifically, where the population has increased and bear health has improved since the 1980s.
About 60% of polar bear subgroups in Arctic Canada have increasing populations, 20% are unknown for lack of data, and 20% are "likely declining" but not definitely.
Canada is home to over half of the world's polar bear population, and the bears there seem to be doing fine.
From what I've read, specifically from polar bear international, the populations have increased since the 80s due to greater hunting regulation. The worry now is that the declining sea ice will decrease their ability to hunt and thus lead to their populations going into decline once again. However, this hasn't necessarily happened yet and the threatened status is in anticipation of the lessening sea ice. I do agree though that the situation has been weirdly popularized while other species are doing much worse, such as the sumatran tiger who are critically endangered.
For the record, we should obviously take care of the planet, cut emissions and pollution, use less plastic, etc.
About 60% of polar bear subgroups in Arctic Canada have increasing populations, 20% are unknown for lack of data, and 20% are "likely declining" but not definitely.
Canada is home to over half of the world's polar bear population, and the bears there seem to be doing fine.