"Figure 2. Polar bear distribution map (adapted from the one provided by the PBSG) compared to sea ice concentration at September 30, 2012 (at the seasonal minimum extent). Can you see the difference? If polar bears were bothered by this kind of seasonal ""decline,"" which slightly exceeded the low reached in 2007, the Arctic would have been littered both years with the bodies of polar bears. Do you remember reports of that in the news? Click to enlarge"