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In my opinion, this kind of ‘science communication’ is more misleading than enlightening because it fails to alert readers to the fact that the topic is actually more complicated and gives the impression that the author considers readers too stupid to understand a more accurate explanation.
Starvation is a natural cause of death for polar bears and is virtually never caused by lack of sea ice.
The 'science' being touted in the study simply confirms what was already known but provides the media with juicy climate fearmongering.
Susan Crockford, a zoologist, discusses the challenges in accurately estimating polar bear populations and the ongoing debate between Inuit communities and polar bear specialists regarding population sizes.
The walrus research conclusions are much better supported, less biased by climate change rhetoric, and lack the hubris present in the polar bear paper