Polar bear excursions hosted in the region have also removed the wild animal's fear of humans, Mr Kidlapik alleged on Twitter, potentially resulting in more attacks on humans.

A polar bear accidentally killed another polar bear as zoo visitors watched on in a tragic case of rough play. A necropsy has shown that the polar bear at a zoo in western Canada died by drowning ...

A polar bear has killed a man in Norway's Arctic Spitsbergen island, local officials say. The attack occurred at a campsite near Longyearbyen, the main town of the island in the Svalbard archipelago.

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. The bear was killed Thursday ...

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A polar bear was spotted in Iceland for the first time since 2016—and was promptly shot dead by police. Police said they had no option but to kill the animal after consultations with ...

Before the Sept 19 killing, the last bear spotted in the Nordic country was also shot dead when it was spotted in northern Iceland in 2016. Attacks by polar bears on humans are extremely rare ...

A polar bear has been spotted in Iceland for the first time since 2016 - and was promptly shot dead by police.

LONDON, UK — 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. The bear was killed ...