Polar bear numbers to drop by 1/3rd as sea ice melts: Study
Polar bear populations could drop 33% by mid 21st-century, according to a US-based assessment of the effects of dwindling Arctic sea ice on the world's largest bear. Notably, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature has classified the polar bear as "vulnerable", or at high risk of extinction in the wild, with an estimated 26,000 remaining specimens.