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London AP —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. “In this case, as you can see in the picture, the bear was very close to a summer house. The bear shot on Thursday was the first one seen in the country since 2016. It also found there was a healthy bear population in east Greenland where any bear was likely to have come from. After the shot bear was taken away, the woman who reported it decided to stay longer in the village, Jensson said
Persons: Helgi Jensson, , ” Jensson, Jensson, Anna Sveinsdóttir, Sveinsdóttir Organizations: London AP, Environment Agency, Westfjords, Associated Press, Icelandic Institute of, Wildlife Society, United, Coast Guard Locations: Iceland, Reykjavik, Greenland, Canada, Norway, Russia, United States
Wild brown bear populations across Europe have bounced back from the brink of extinction, and animal conservationists are thrilled. Some countries are arguing that law lies too far in the bears’ favor at the expense of human lives. Several European Union (EU) countries who are in favor of watering down bear protections are now taking their fight to the bloc’s headquarters in Brussels. How to deal with bear attacks have been on the political agenda of some of the EU’s 27 member countries for years. But some people argue that there are more humane ways to prevent bear attacks.
Persons: CNN —, Liptovský Mikuláš, John Linnell, , , Dominika Zarzycka, ” Linnell, “ It’s, Robin Rigg, Bruno, there’s, Linnell Organizations: CNN, Authorities, European Union, EU Environment Council, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, , Getty, Slovak Wildlife Society, EU Locations: Slovakian, Liptovský, Slovakia, Europe, Brussels, Romania, Finland, EU’s, attractants, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Spain, Ireland, Malta, Cyprus, Japan
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