claim: The polar bear population has been growing.
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:1332
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: "Ask the experts: Are polar bear populations increasing?".
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:272
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: The growth of the human population in the Eurasian Arctic in the 16th and 17th century, together with the advent of firearms and increasing trade, dramatically increased the harvest of polar bears.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:280
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: The numbers taken grew rapidly in the 1960s, peaking around 1968 with a global total of 1,250 bears that year.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Polar bear:308
evidences.article: Polar bear
evidences.evidence: In two areas where harvest levels have been increased based on increased sightings, science-based studies have indicated declining populations, and a third area is considered data-deficient.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
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: REFUTES REFUTES