Polar Bear Population 2024. Loss of sea ice has significantly changed the way wildlife and people can access those ecosystems. See current polar bear populations, iucn red list status by country and timeline of polar bear conservation.
The news comes from a new study linking the dramatic decline in this polar bear subpopulation in northeast alaska and canada to a loss of sea ice due to climate change. At least three polar bear populations are likely in decline, according to the iucn polar bear specialist group (pbsg), but nine of the 19 subpopulations have insufficient data.