Newly-discovered SE Greenland polar bear subpopulation: another assumption proven false

[Sunsettommy]

Polar Bear population still good despite the low summer sea ice cover of the last 16 years.

Polar Bear Science

Newly-discovered SE Greenland polar bear subpopulation: another assumption proven false​

June 16, 2022

Dr. Susan Crockford

Researchers have discovered that the 300 or so polar bears living in SE Greenland (below 64 degrees N) are so genetically distinct and geographically isolated that they qualify as a unique subpopulation, adding one more to the 19 subpopulations currently described by the IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group.

NASA photo, SE Greenland glacier-front habitat with a polar bear and two cubs.

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[skye]

Good to know, thank you for the post.

 

[Death-Ninja]

The polar bear population has never been at risk due to the climate, their population worldwide, is at its highest levels ever monitored, and that has been the case now for some 65 years!

 

[mamooth]

Um, interesting, but it says zilch about Polar Bear populations. It just says that one previously known group should be considered a separate population.

How do I know this? Unlike deniers, I read the link, and I can use reason.

 

[Sunsettommy]

Um, interesting, but it says zilch about Polar Bear populations. It just says that one previously known group should be considered a separate population.

How do I know this? Unlike deniers, I read the link, and I can use reason.

As usual you ignored the published paper on it.

 

[mamooth]

As usual you ignored the published paper on it.

Says the guy who didn't read the paper, and who is now trying frantically trying to cover that up.

Let me do what's always fun, which is simply repeat what made you cry and run.

How does showing that a known polar bear population is genetically distinct say anything regarding the number of polar bears?

Please proceed to run again now. Everyone is expecting that from you, so don't disappoint us.

 

[Sunsettommy]

Says the guy who didn't read the paper, and who is now trying frantically trying to cover that up.

Let me do what's always fun, which is simply repeat what made you cry and run.

How does showing that a known polar bear population is genetically distinct say anything regarding the number of polar bears?

Please proceed to run again now. Everyone is expecting that from you, so don't disappoint us.

As usual you try to words into my mouth, words I never posted because that is your typical M.O. behavior you use so often, here is all I said in the thread up to here,

Polar Bear population still good despite the low summer sea ice cover of the last 16 years.

and,

As usual you ignored the published paper on it.

You haven't really understood her article as you think since you show confusion which is actually a typical state you are in anyway.

 

[mamooth]

As expected, you still didn't answer.

How does showing that a known polar bear population is genetically distinct say anything regarding the number of polar bears?

 

[Sunsettommy]

As expected, you still didn't answer.

How does showing that a known polar bear population is genetically distinct say anything regarding the number of polar bears?

LOL, notice that you NEVER quoted me claiming population increase, why is that?

 

[mamooth]

LOL, notice that you NEVER quoted me claiming population increase, why is that?

So you're actually denying that the point of your post was to imply that?

And you expect anyone to believe you?

 

[Sunsettommy]

So you're actually denying that the point of your post was to imply that?

And you expect anyone to believe you?

Where is the quote you nincompoop?

 

[Sunsettommy]

An Update from Dr. Crockford:

New polar bear subpopulation update: more background facts and details from the paper​

Excerpt:

Here are the facts you need to put into context the claim that the estimated 234 polar bears recently discovered in SE Greenland have been living ‘without sea ice‘.


The unique genetic isolation of this new subpopulation makes it one of the most interesting discoveries about polar bears we’ve seen in decades, yet the media were primed by a press release loaded with dooms-day climate rhetoric to focus exclusively on the model-predicted precarious future of the species, like this gem from the lead author:

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