• SassyRamen@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    From the article for those not wanting to read it: "Police realized the polar bear was a threat after viewing a documentary, which informed the officers that polar bears are indeed black under their white fur. One officer is quoted as saying ‘I feel betrayed and hurt.’

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    2 months ago

    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.

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      2 months ago

      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