New Svalbard Polar Bear Bill Adopted With 64 votes in favor, the Norwegian parliament will send the new bill on the protection of polar bears on Svalbard, i.a., to a second processing round.
Man Killed by Polar Bear in Svalbard One man died after being attacked by a polar bear at a camping place outside Longyearbyen last night. The polar bear was shot and killed.
Comment: Arctic Cruise tourism and Polar bear encounters Frigg Jørgensen, executive director of AECO (Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators), comment on the recent and very unfortunate incident in Svalbard where a polar bear was killed in self-defense after attacking a man from a cruise vessel.
