Workers were still fast asleep in their orange tents at Greenland’s Summit Station when the polar bear neared camp. An early riser spotted the bear and shouted to alert campers, sending people to the safety of a hard-sided building nearby.
Dwindling Sea Ice Brings Polar Bears In Conflict With Humans
By Kristen Pope
Aug 3, 2019 10:00 PMNov 13, 2019 2:57 PM
Cruise ship employees, part of a “polar bear guard” unit, shot this bear after it got close to them. Experts say such encounters are happening more often. (Credit: Gustav Busch Arntsen/Governor of Svalbard)
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