claim: Rather, global polar bear numbers have been stable or slightly improved.”
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:10
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: For decades, large-scale hunting raised international concern for the future of the species, but populations rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:347
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: Polar bear population sizes and trends are difficult to estimate accurately because they occupy remote home ranges and exist at low population densities.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:400
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: However, in the short term, some polar bear populations in historically colder regions of the Arctic may temporarily benefit from a milder climate, as multiyear ice that is too thick for seals to create breathing holes is replaced by thinner annual ice.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:404
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: 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.
evidences.votes: REFUTES SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:61
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: Of the 19 recognized polar bear subpopulations, one is in decline, two are increasing, seven are stable, and nine have insufficient data, as of 2017.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS