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.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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    3 months ago

    So no map? You said it wasn’t an immediate threat. Where’s your evidence?

    Also, why are you assuming it came from Greenland and why are you assuming that it would survive just being dropped off in some random place in the humongous island of Greenland anyway?

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        3 months 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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          3 months ago

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

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              3 months 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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                3 months ago

                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 months ago

                  That’s what the article says. If you want more evidence then go find it.

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                    3 months ago

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