Here's another FARCE to the man made global warming, box of rock carryin, nutjobs, depending on who you talk to of course
Canada's growing polar bear population 'becoming a problem,' locals say - Orlando Seminole County Environmental News | Examiner.com
Federal Polar Bear Research Critically Flawed, Forecasting Expert Asserts
I took this out of Wikepedia:
Warnings about the future of the polar bear are often contrasted with the fact that worldwide population estimates have increased over the past 50 years and are relatively stable today.[SUP]
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[128][/SUP] Some estimates of the global population are around 5,000–10,000 in the early 1970s;[SUP]
[129][/SUP] other estimates were 20,000–40,000 during the 1980s.[SUP]
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[44][/SUP] Current estimates put the global population at between 20,000 and 25,000.[SUP]
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There are several reasons for the apparent discordance between past and projected population trends: Estimates from the 1950s and 1960s were based on stories from explorers and hunters rather than on scientific surveys.[SUP]
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[131][/SUP] Second, controls of harvesting were introduced that allowed this previously overhunted species to recover.[SUP]
[130][/SUP] Third, the recent effects of climate change have affected sea ice abundance in different areas to varying degrees.[SUP]
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Debate over the listing of the polar bear under endangered species legislation has put conservation groups and Canada's
Inuit at opposing positions;[SUP]
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Nunavut government and many northern residents have condemned the U.S. initiative to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act.[SUP]
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[133][/SUP] Many Inuit believe the polar bear population is increasing, and restrictions on sport-hunting are likely to lead to a loss of income to their communities.[SUP]
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and on and on and on............