While polar bears are a protected species in Iceland and it's forbidden to kill one at sea, they can be killed if they pose a threat to humans.

Polar Bear sightings in Iceland had almost become extinct until a recent occurrence. A rare appearance was made by a polar bear outside a cottage in a remote village of Iceland. The bear was shot a police assuming it would pose as a threat to the local residents.

WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGE The polar bear was killed in the northwest of Iceland after police consulted the Environment Agency, which decided not to have it relocated

Polar bears aren’t native to Iceland, though an occasional vagrant arrives from Greenland. So, it was quite a surprise for an elderly resident of a remote village to find one raiding her bins. Panicked,

A polar bear that made a rare appearance outside a cottage in a remote Icelandic village was shot by police after being deemed a threat to local residents.

Icelandic police shot a polar bear near a cottage in northwestern Iceland after consulting the Environment Agency. The bear likely traveled from Greenland on an iceberg and posed a threat to human life.

For the first time in years, a polar bear was spotted on Icelandic soil but within hours, it was deemed a threat and shot by the police on Sept 19. An elderly woman in the remote north-west of Iceland called for help after encountering the animal just metres away from her summer house,

In northwest Iceland, police shot a polar bear deemed a threat after an elderly woman reported its presence near her summer house. The environment agency advised against relocating the animal due to high costs.