This article was posted on December 4, 2008 in the Sydney Morning Herald in Australia. It is aso published on The Earth Times website. This obviously shows that as things change, we need to be addressing the resulting issues in humane ways that preserve the lives of the polar bears.
December 4, 2008
Atlantic Solution for Polar Bear Strays
REYKJAVIK: Polar bears that drift ashore on Iceland should be shot and not offered a safe haven, a commission has recommended.
The commission was appointed this northern summer after two polar bears landed on the northern coast of Iceland, apparently after being swept to sea on floes from Greenland, several hundred kilometres away. Both were shot. However the move sparked protests from conservationists and animal rights groups.
The head of the commission, Hjalti Gudmundsson, said the recommendation was based on the fact that polar bears pose a threat to humans and were not in immediate danger in Greenland. Other factors considered were the costs of moving the large mammals back to Greenland or a zoo.
One bear was dubbed Ofeig by the media, which means “it should not be killed” in Icelandic. Police were forced to shoot it in mid-June when it charged a group of reporters “in a panic”.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/12/03/1228257139437.html
It was also found at: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/244374,iceland-commission-says-polar-bears-to-be-shot.html
By: dcoates on January 15, 2009 
