Police have shot and killed a polar bear that came ashore in northwestern Iceland, the first sighting of a polar bear there since 2016. It might have hitched a ride from Greenland on a floating iceberg.

  • @Floodedwomb
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    13 hours ago

    So tranquilizers and trailers don’t exist in Iceland? They couldn’t just send it back to Greenland?

    • Flying SquidM
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      23 hours ago

      So no map? You said it wasn’t an immediate threat. Where’s your evidence?

      Also, why are you assuming it came from Greenland and why are you assuming that it would survive just being dropped off in some random place in the humongous island of Greenland anyway?

      • @Maggoty
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        13 hours ago

        The article, read the article.

        • Flying SquidM
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          23 hours ago

          The article that says relocating it to Greenland was a non-starter?

          The article that says this?

          Greenland is an autonomous territory but also part of Denmark — refusing permission either on the grounds of concerns about disease, or because of the local population not being keen on a larger polar bear population on its glacier.

          • @Maggoty
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            13 hours ago

            Yes that part and the part about the bear being in the trash outside. Not an immediate threat.

            • Flying SquidM
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              22 hours ago

              Again, please show me the map which shows how far away the bear was from a populated settlement.

              • @Maggoty
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                12 hours ago

                I’m guessing if you want a map you can find one online. The article says it was near a summer home.

                • Flying SquidM
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                  22 hours ago

                  You’re making the claim, not me. It’s not my job to prove you’re not wrong, it’s yours. I know the article says it was near a summer home. I’m not sure why you think that’s relevant unless you think it was the only home in the area. In which case, show that.

                  • @Maggoty
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                    15 minutes ago

                    That’s what the article says. If you want more evidence then go find it.