Polar Bears Defy Pessimistic Predictions

More scientific evidence that polar bears are doing just fine – a 30% increase in population with some of them “as fat as pigs.”

Survey Results: Svalbard polar bear numbers increased 30% over last 11 years.

Results of this fall’s Barents Sea population survey have been released by the Norwegian Polar Institute and they are phenomenal: despite several years with poor ice conditions, there are more bears now (~975) than there were in 2004 (~685) around Svalbard (a 30% increase) and the bears were in good condition.

Oddly, in a September report right after the count, biologist Jon Aars reported them in “excellent” condition, with some of them “as fat as pigs.” I guess “good” is the same as “excellent.”. . .

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