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.

  • @Maggoty
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    -13 hours ago

    The polar bears aren’t following the people. It can absolutely hunt (and would prefer) a coastline.

    • @Dasus
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      23 hours ago

      Do you know where most towns in Iceland are?

      On the coast.

      • @Maggoty
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        -13 hours ago

        And? You think it’s just going to keep going to the next town like some kind of horror movie monster?

        • @Dasus
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          119 minutes ago

          Would it be possible or perhaps even likely for the bear to roam a few dozen kilometers to the next town?

          https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/wildlife/polar-bears

          Polar bears range across the Arctic Ocean, in parts of Canada, Alaska, Russia, Greenland and Norway (Svalbard). They can walk on ice or swim long distances to find food or breed – sometimes roaming across vast areas up to 600,000 sq km.

          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland

          The main island covers 101,826 km2 (39,315 sq mi), but the entire country is 103,000 km2

          What do you think?

          • @Maggoty
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            16 minutes ago

            Sure but you were talking like they were going to follow the humans around the island eating them one by one.