Wild bears population size across the US and the EU. The US has 340 000 wild bears (300 000 Black bears, 33 000 Brown/Grizzly bears, 7 000 Polar bears). The EU has 15 500 wild bears (zero Black bears, 15 500 Brown/Grizzly bears, zero Polar bears). 2008-2022 data 🇺🇸🇪🇺🗺 [OC]Submitted by maps_us_eu t3_zzuewu in dataisbeautiful
mostaranto t1_j2dm1fh wrote
Super interesting, though slightly incomplete: Wyoming & Colorado do have bears.
Seattle7 t1_j2dr0ba wrote
Yeah those bears are tourists, they are residents of other states because WY and CO have not allowed for bears to declare residency. Luckily park rangers in both states have decided to overlook bears overstaying their visit.
tangogogo t1_j2dvv8l wrote
colorado is listed as having 16,000 bears, that number is probably off but yes we have bears. wyoming is just embarrassingly incorrect.
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