jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agoRare polar bear shot dead by police in Iceland after being thought a threatwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down17
arrow-up1228arrow-down1external-linkRare polar bear shot dead by police in Iceland after being thought a threatwww.theguardian.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down3·2 months agoShame there isn’t some kind of polar bear rescue that can swoop in in instances like this. It’s not like he attacked anyone, he was just a bear doing bear things like rooting through garbage.
minus-squareMissyBee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoOne article I read stated that it would be very expensive. Meanwhile the bear would starve in Iceland and the population where it came from is stable. This option they choose is unfortunately the best
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYeah, I get the necessity, I just wish there had been a better option. :(
Shame there isn’t some kind of polar bear rescue that can swoop in in instances like this.
It’s not like he attacked anyone, he was just a bear doing bear things like rooting through garbage.
One article I read stated that it would be very expensive. Meanwhile the bear would starve in Iceland and the population where it came from is stable. This option they choose is unfortunately the best
Yeah, I get the necessity, I just wish there had been a better option. :(