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– It is understandable that they had to shoot him. Polar bear expert Dag Vongraven tells news. He is usually a senior adviser at the Norwegian Polar Institute. It was Thursday this week that the police in Vestfjordane in Iceland received a report of a polar bear on a beach. This area is approximately 300 kilometers north-west of the capital Reykjavík. The young polar bear had come all the way from Greenland on ice floes. According to Icelandic media, this is the first polar bear sighting there since 2016. The police say that the polar bear could be a danger to people. Icelandic authorities have previously assessed in consultation with Norwegian experts whether such bears can be anesthetized and relocated. The polar bear is still living his days on this beach in the north-west of Iceland. Photo: THE ICELAND POLICE The map shows where in Iceland the polar bear was seen and killed. Must be checked for infection – But from Iceland it is very far to a place where the bear will settle. The burden on the bear would be great, says Vongraven. He says that in earlier times it was not at all unusual for polar bears to get to Iceland, but that the number of cases has decreased. – This will not be a common sight in the coming years, believes the Norwegian expert. The police took the sea route to the beach where the polar bear was seen and it was quickly decided that it should be killed. The bear carcass will now be transported to Reykjavík for examination. Among other things, they must check the animal for rabies infection and other diseases. The polar bear carcass will now be examined by veterinarians. Photo: RUV.is Skoten on the beach It was a woman in a tourist cabin at Höfdaströnd who saw the bear and called the police. – People in the area are encouraged to stay indoors and be careful, was the police’s first encouragement. Crews from the Icelandic Coast Guard have now flown over the area and they have not seen any more polar bears. The bear was euthanized on the beach by specially trained crew. – I am not the one to criticize it, I understand that they are going for that solution, says Dag Vongraven at the Polar Institute. The map shows where in Iceland the polar bear was seen and killed. Photo: news Published 20.09.2024, at 19.21



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