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No accurate count has been made but there is an estimate of 20,000-25,000 worldwide. Past populations were even less accurately known.
Though thought to be in decline they are not yet an endangered species.
They are classified as 'vulnerable', the US has also classified them as 'threatened'.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe polar bear is not endangered. The population is increasing in some areas. See IUCN Redlist.
Polar Bears are not an endangered species. They are said to be threatened with becoming an endangered species. The population of polar bears was down, by some estimates, to as low as 800 bears. The population of these creatures has increased so well over the past 75 years that they now number around 18 to 19 thousand! They have become populated enough that very selective hunting of these creatures has started again.
There is a serious misconception because of poor documentation in the movie "Inconvenient truth" that has made some feel that this is a real issue. If you look into any left wing site that is worried about polar bear population, you will see they are always talking about the idea that global warming could cause them to become endangered.
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∙ 12y agoSo the biologists use a working estimate of about 20,000-25,000 polar bears worldwide. There are 19 generally recognized, discrete sub-populations. Another thing about polar bears is that Beaufort Sea south to Hudson Bay and east to Baffin Bay in western Greenland and account for about 70% of the global population.
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∙ 15y agohow many polar bears used to exist at their peak?
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∙ 9y agoIt is estimated that the worldwide polar bear population is somewhere between 20,000 and 25,000. Roughly 60 to 80 percent of the polar bear population is in Canada.
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∙ 14y agoSome estimates show them as low as 800 and have now grown to over 20,000.
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∙ 13y agoThe population of the Polar bears in the Arctic reached known lows of 5,000 to 10,000 in the 1950's and 6's. Today they number an estimated 25,000 to 28,000 bears.
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∙ 15y agoThe polar bear is not endangered. The population is increasing in some areas. See IUCN Redlist.
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What is going to happen if we keep killing the polar bears?
Polar bears are now protected.
What endangers polar bears?
Right now nothing. Polar bears are doing quite well.
How did polar bears overcome global warming?
They haven't. Polar bears are now a threatened species. If the polar ice cap goes, then so do the polar bears, as they rely on oceanic ice to secure their food.
How many polar bears were there and how many are there now?
In 1970, there were less than 10,000. Today, there are nearly 25,000.
How many polar bears are living?
According to Polar Bears International, scientists estimate that as of 2008, there are 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears living.
How many Polar bears in deserts?
Polar bears do not live in the desert. They live in the Arctic.
Do you believe that polar bears are endangered as a species now or in the future?
now
How many polar bears left in Australia?
polar bears don't live in Australia. penguins do
What is is the polar bear's climate?
it is mostly cold because its in the articPolar bears live in a polar climate. (you can guess why it's called a polar climate now right? because Polar bears live there and they're kinda called POLAR bears).Polar bears live in polar climates.they live in very cold climates. like below freezing.
On what do polar bears depend?
Right now, polar bears depend on humans. The habitat of the polar bear is decreasing. Because of global warming, the ice is melting. Polar bears are dying off because they have to swim long distances to get to ice.
How many polar bears die due to attacks from other polar bears each year?
* 17 polar bears die every year acording to average
How many bears in the wold?
12,037,456 (that is, not counting polar bears and wild pandas) 12,037,456 (that is, not counting polar bears and wild pandas)
