One of the most frequent myths we hear about polar bears is that their numbers are increasing and have, in fact, more than doubled over the past thirty years. Tales about how many polar bears there used to be (with claims as low as 5,000 in the 1960s) are undocumented, but cited over and over again. Yet no one I know can come up with a legitimate source for these numbers.*
The most important point is that whatever happened in the past is really irrelevant. Polar bear habitat is disappearing due to global warming. Even the most careful on-the-ground management doesn't matter if polar bears don't have the required habitat.
http://www.polarbearsinternational....ntists-say/are-polar-bear-populations-booming
Let's fact check this nonsense with the figures on polar bears put together by the United States government.
Oh, the population of polar bears at least doubled since 1970.
Well that puts to rest this BS.
http://www.factcheck.org/2008/06/polar-bear-population/