The Patriot Post® · Polar Bear Estimates 'A Guess'

Remember when polar bears were on the verge of extinction because of global warming? Yeah, we all knew that was a lie – they are in fact increasing – but climate alarmists themselves are now admitting their data is flawed. The IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group is getting ready to release the Circumpolar Polar Bear Action Plan, but included in the draft is this bombshell of a footnote (emphasis added): “It is important to realize that this [polar bear population] range never has been an estimate of total abundance in a scientific sense, but simply a qualified guess given to satisfy public demand. It is also important to note that even though we have scientifically valid estimates for a majority of the subpopulations, some are dated. Furthermore, there are no abundance estimates for the Arctic Basin, East Greenland, and the Russian subpopulations. Consequently, there is either no, or only rudimentary, knowledge to support guesses about the possible abundance of polar bears in approximately half the areas they occupy.” The only ones skating on thin ice are those pushing an agenda. More…