A Boat Operator Was Fined for Waking a Sleeping Polar Bear With a Foghorn

Svalbard sits about 620 miles from the North Pole and is one of the few places left on Earth where polar bears roam freely. Thousands of tourists visit every year to see them in their natural habitat, and the Golden Rule is—look, snap some pics, and move on. Not everyone gets that.  Earlier this month,…

A person was fined for using a foghorn to wake a sleeping polar bear.

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A ship’s passenger has been fined 50,000 Norwegian krone (NZ$7500) after waking up a sleeping polar bear in Svalbard with the ship’s horn.

Under local regulations in the region, "it is forbidden to needlessly disturb, attract or pursue a polar bear".

Under local regulations, "it is forbidden to needlessly disturb, attract or pursue a polar bear," which was declared a protected species in 1972.

Under local regulations “it is forbidden to needlessly disturb, attract or pursue a polar bear”, which was declared a protected species in Svalbard in 1972.