What is the Current Population of Polar Bears?
Polar bears are found in five nations: Canada, Russia, U.S (Alaska), Denmark and Norway. An accurate estimate about polar bear population is unavailable, as it is difficult to find and count all of them. However, the rough estimate is that there are between 22,000 to 40,000 polar bears living today, of which more than half live in Canada. What does a Polar Bear Hunt and Eat? Polar bears thrive in the Arctic regions, and are not found in the southern hemisphere. This is because of the different polar bear adaptations. Polar bears have adapted to living in the cold winter conditions of the Arctic, as the Arctic region is where they have their favorite food source: the seal. The ringed seal and the bearded seal are the bear’s primary source of food. Polar bears eat the fat of the seal and leave the remaining carcass for scavengers like ravens, arctic foxes and younger bears. Are Polar Bears Endangered? Species which are on the verge of extinction are classified as endangered species. The
