How many polar bears are there now?

Answer 1

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'.

Answer 2

The 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.

Answer 3

So 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.

Answer 4

how many polar bears used to exist at their peak?

Answer 5

It 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.

Answer 6

Some estimates show them as low as 800 and have now grown to over 20,000.

Answer 7

The 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.

Answer 8

The polar bear is not endangered. The population is increasing in some areas. See IUCN Redlist.