Polar Bear Range States Meeting of the Parties
The five polar bear range states met in a virtual format, 29 October – 2 November 2023, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears. As the Scientific Advisor to the Range States, the PBSG provided updates on its activities including the updated subpopulation …...
PBSG Status Table Updated
Following the recent release of new abundance estimates for the Davis Strait, Southern Hudson Bay, and Western Hudson Bay subpopulations, the PBSG reviewed and updated its status table incorporating this new information. Short-term trends for the 19 subpopulations were that 2 had likely decreased, 5 were likely stable, 3 had likely...