Boing Boing

Boing Boing

First polar bear spotted in Iceland since 2016. Police shot and killed it.

Allan Rose Hill
Sep 22, 2024
∙ Paid

image: MuhammadHanif1/Shutterstock
image: MuhammadHanif1/Shutterstock

A polar bear was spotted in a remote village on the northwest tip of Iceland, the first one seen in the country since 2016. Police shot and killed it.

"It's not something we like to do," Westfjords police chief Helgi Jensson said. "In this case … the bear was very close to a summer house. There was an old woman in there."

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Boing Boing.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
Allan Rose Hill's avatar
A guest post by
Allan Rose Hill
Boing Boing contributor
Subscribe to Allan
© 2026 Happy Mutants LLC · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture