Polar bears are thriving – The polar bear population has increased from a low of about 12,000 in the late 1960s to approximately 31,000 (2016)
Over the years, since Al Gore put out fictitious (but media appealing) data about ‘starving & drowning’ Polar Bears (illustrated by a cartoon one), there has been an enormous amount of misinformation https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/27/polar-bears-climate-change-canada-hudson-bay on these animals, in fact they are doing very well thank you (pop~28,000), mainly due to the reduction of hunting caused by the Marine Mammal Protection Act. Polar bear population has been stable since 2004. – http://polarbearscience.com/2015/10/13/western-hudson-bay-polar-bear-numbers-are-stable-no-trend-in-ice-breakup-or-freeze-up/ & https://polarbearscience.com/2015/05/31/global-polar-bear-population-size-is-about-26000-20000-32000-despite-pbsg-waffling/ See also- Misinformation page
Svalbard’s polar bear population increased 42% over last 11 years https://polarbearscience.com/2015/12/23/survey-results-svalbard-polar-bear-numbers-increased-42-over-last-11-years/