Polar bear populations are in decline.
Answer: The polar bear population is growing in size.
In 1960 the estimated polar bear population was 10,000 (+- 5,000). The latest estimate is 39,000 of the creatures — the largest ever recorded.
This is due to a combination of a hunting ban and an increase in seal population. Less ice and more open water stimulates the growth of phytoplankton, which are the entire basis of the food chain in the Arctic Sea. If there are more phytoplankton there will be more zooplankton that feed on them, and if there are more zooplankton there will be more fish. If there are more fish there will be more seals, and if there are more seals there will be more polar bears. That’s how the food chain works.
Moore, Dr. Patrick. Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom (pp. 84-85).
Source(s): Latest global polar bear abundance ‘best guess’ estimate is 39,000, Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom
