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.

  • SkaveRat
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    3 hours ago

    Yes. Because they’re not going to wait until someone got turned into kibble for something to do

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      2 hours ago

      Which isn’t the reason the Iceland government gives. Again. Go read the article. But also that’s the same excuse we almost made wolves extinct with. Animals as a rule avoid people when possible.