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.

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      10 hours ago

      The article that says relocating it to Greenland was a non-starter?

      The article that says this?

      Greenland is an autonomous territory but also part of Denmark — refusing permission either on the grounds of concerns about disease, or because of the local population not being keen on a larger polar bear population on its glacier.

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        10 hours ago

        Yes that part and the part about the bear being in the trash outside. Not an immediate threat.

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            9 hours ago

            I’m guessing if you want a map you can find one online. The article says it was near a summer home.

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              You’re making the claim, not me. It’s not my job to prove you’re not wrong, it’s yours. I know the article says it was near a summer home. I’m not sure why you think that’s relevant unless you think it was the only home in the area. In which case, show that.

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                  3 hours ago

                  Yes. The article indeed does not say if anyone else lived nearby. Why are you assuming that means they don’t?