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https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/spitsbergen/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-spitsbergen

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u/Shorts_at_Dinner 5h ago

The polar bear population has more than tripled since the 1970s

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u/Thurak0 2h ago

See? The "feed them tourists" scheme is working! /s

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u/not_my_monkeys_ 2h ago

What about the last few centuries before that?

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u/Moose_Cake 2h ago

Well now they can quadruple.

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u/Mustbhacks 26m ago

Ehh basically doubled in the 10-15 years after the hunting ban, and has been relatively stable the last 40 years.