WRITTEN BY SUSAN CROCKFORD, PH.D. ON FEB 24, 2023. POSTED IN LATEST NEWS
New Field Study Observations Prove Polar Bears Are Thriving
chukchi sea polar bearThere is irrefutable evidence from Barents and Chukchi Sea subpopulations, among others, that polar bears are fat and reproducing well despite marked declines in summer sea ice over the last two decades.
These indicators of physical and reproductive health, in any species, are signs of thriving populations. [emphasis, links added]
However, these facts negate the premise that polar bears require abundant summer sea ice to flourish, and that creates a problem for polar bear specialists who continue to make that claim (Amstrup et al. 2007; Crockford 2017, 2019).
https://climatechangedispatch.com/new-field-study-observations-prove-polar-bears-are-thriving/