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internet_chump t1_j1v8386 wrote

Reply to comment by pauldevro in Polar bears dying at a rapid rate near Canada's "Polar Bear Capital" as Arctic sea ice disappears by decorama

It isn't a government study, done by academics. The only link I can find is behind a paywall, but here is the info if you want to Google it. If you can find it somewhere for free please post the link.

Fasting season length sets temporal limits for global polar bear persistence

Péter K. Molnár, Cecilia M. Bitz, Marika M. Holland, Jennifer E. Kay, Stephanie R. Penk & Steven C. Amstrup

Nature Climate Change volume 10

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pauldevro t1_j1vn49q wrote

i believe thats an older study. Most articles mention it's a government survey. Some say they used helicopters; spotted 126 polar bears and extrapolated it to mean 642 bears in that area.

*numbers are off, but you get the point

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