Polar Bear Shot Dead in Iceland
A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it
LONDON — 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.
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 showed up in Iceland, shot dead by police after being deemed 'dangerous'
The bear was killed Thursday afternoon in the northwest of Iceland after police consulted the Environment Agency, which declined to have the animal relocated
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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 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,
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. The bear was killed Thursday afternoon in the northwest of Iceland after police consulted the Environment Agency,
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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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