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They define "population" as the number of bears living in that area. That could easily quadruple if bears move there from surrounding areas, which is to be expe
by Florin_Andrei 7y ago
They define "population" as the number of bears living in that area. That could easily quadruple if bears move there from surrounding areas, which is to be expected if humans are out of the equation.
This is no different from the human population of cities - it goes up or down not just due to births and deaths, but also due to individuals moving in or out.
- djrogers 7y agoYosemite Nat'l Park is 1,187 square miles. There is no way that enough bears have migrated into the park to have quadrupled it's population from surrounding areas. The title references a quote regarding bear sightings in the tiny part of the valley that is normally populated with people. It's not only an inaccurate title, it's doubly misleading...
- nogabebop23 7y agoI don't think we'd accept population estimates for our cities as "anecdotal observation from random hotel employee" either though.
- Florin_Andrei 7y agoRight, so the accuracy of that observation is a separate problem.
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