Police shot dead rarely seen polar bear in Iceland
‘It's not something we like to do’: Police shot dead rarely seen polar bear in Iceland
In northwest Iceland, police shot a polar bear deemed a threat after an elderly woman reported its presence near her summer house. The environment agency advised against relocating the animal due to high costs.
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A rare polar bear spotted near a cottage in a remote Icelandic village was shot by police after being deemed a threat. The bear, which had traveled on ice floes from Greenland, was the first seen in Iceland since 2016.
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Polar bears aren’t native to Iceland, though an occasional vagrant arrives from Greenland. So, it was quite a surprise for an elderly resident of a remote village to find one raiding her bins. Panicked,
Polar Bear That Appeared In Iceland For The 1st Time In 8 Years Was Shot Dead By Police Thinking It Posed A Threat
Polar Bear sightings in Iceland had almost become extinct until a recent occurrence. A rare appearance was made by a polar bear outside a cottage in a remote village of Iceland. The bear was shot a police assuming it would pose as a threat to the local residents.
Rare polar bear picking through garbage in Iceland killed by police
Polar bears are not native to Iceland, but they are a protected species in the country, and it is forbidden to kill one at sea. However, they can be killed if they pose a threat to humans or livestock.
Polar bears rarely show up in Iceland, where they’re protected. When one arrived this week, police shot it
A polar bear was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland, a rare sight in the island nation. It was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday.
Polar bear shot, killed by Iceland police
A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being considered a threat, authorities said Friday. The bear was killed Thursday afternoon in the northwest of Iceland after police consulted the Environment Agency,
Iceland: Police shoot 1st polar bear sighted in years
It might have hitched a ride from Greenland on a floating iceberg.Police sharpshooters killed a polar bear that had come ashore on the northwestern tip of Iceland on Thursday. It's considered possible that the bear traveled with the help of an iceberg to Iceland from Greenland,
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