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The furor over a tourism-related polar bear death misses some key facts

OPINION: The uproar over the shooting death of a polar bear who attacked a tour guide in Svalbard misses some basic points about tourism in the Arctic.

By Frigg Jørgensen August 8, 2018
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A recent and very unfortunate incident in Svalbard where a polar bear was killed in self-defense after attacking a man from a cruise vessel has engaged a lot of people around the world. The international media has given the incident considerable attention, and people in general are very engaged through social media.

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