Do you think the Inuit would know a little bit more about polar bears than a climate scientist?

Question

"The Inuit have always insisted the bears' demise was greatly exaggerated by scientists doing projections based on fly-over counts, but their input was usually dismissed as the ramblings of self-interested hunters"



http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.h...

Answer 1

Lets all remember that more environmental preservation and conservation has been accomplished by hunters, fisherman and other sportsmen; than by all the 'environmental groups' combined. Those of us that hunt and fish with any frequency for food and pleasure know exactly where the critters are and how many of them are there. A scientist who occasionally visits the habitat he is studying is clueless. It takes years to find the animals with any regularity and reliability.

Answer 2

Oh sturdy, an opinion piece from the nationwide post, that friendly rag based by utilising Canada's prominent neocon (now convict) Conrad Black. in line with possibility the kind of polar bears began increasing interior the Nineteen Eighteen Eighties consequently of conservation measures that began interior the overdue Sixties. in line with possibility the Inuit see extra bears because of the fact the bears have been entering into components of human habitat. in line with possibility the Inuit (like the whale-looking eastern) do not see any project because of the fact they don't elect to make certain any project. "of direction, monitoring polar undergo populations is an inexact technology. They roam approximately, which lends itself to double counting, and that they don't seem to be undemanding to p.c. out from any distance." Scientists can double count huge type, yet Inuits will not be able to. Is that it?

Answer 3

Like the Vander... something circles in math. Put both intelligences together and you get a more comprehensive picture, where they overlap and where they deviate to each view. Wish this would come about sooner than later, both sides of this issue working together. Meanwhile the bears just keep on living. As long as I am safe and protected from them I'm on the side of protecting them.

Answer 4

actually, the scientists are much better equipped to get reliable estimates then the Inuit are. The scientist can cover more ground

Answer 5

There is a reason why researchers tend to be alarmist.

If a researcher does some research and discovers the same old same old, chances are their paper isn't even going to get published. Reseachers become famous by discovering something alarming.

Answer 6

Both opinions should be taken into account

but since there is not agreement -

a further ( independent? ) investigation should be made.

Both parties have relevant expertise and ability to see, but arguably - a vested interest also.

Answer 7

i like polar bares

Answer 8

Yeah, I think so.

Answer 9

But Philip, they're so cute! How could you not care? ;)