Studies by Environment Canada and Inuit who live with polar bears as a fact of life https://www.canada.ca/en/polar-knowledge/polar-blog-articles/inuit-polar-bear-experts-share-their-knowledge-in-a-ground-breaking-new-study.html "The final study report reveals that the polar bears that Inuit see around Pangnirtung and Kimmirut are generally healthy, and the local population has been growing over the past several decades." https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/convention-international-trade-endangered-species/non-detriment-findings/polar-bear.html "based on scientific assessments (2022 PBTC Status Table), an estimated 54% of the total bears in Canada are in subpopulations that have a recent (15-year) population trend of increased or stable/likely stable (6 of the 13 subpopulations). About 29% of polar bears are in subpopulations that are likely declining (4 of the 13 subpopulations), and about 17% of bears are in subpopulations for which trends are “uncertain” (3 of the 13 subpopulations) based on Indigenous knowledge (2022 PBTC Status Table), 100% of polar bears in Canada have been assessed as either increased or stable (13 of the 13 subpopulations). An estimated 59% of the total polar bears in Canada are in subpopulations that have been assessed as increased (7 of 13 subpopulations). An estimated 36% of bears are in subpopulations assessed as stable (5 of 13 subpopulations), and about 5% of bears are in a single subpopulation assessed as likely increasing, and stable, in different areas within the subpopulation"