Norway: Shooting training to defend against polar bears: Researchers on Spitsbergen experience climate change up close

Shrinking hunting grounds and hunger drive polar bears to Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard. Researchers therefore have to complete mandatory shooting training to ward off predators.

Shrinking hunting grounds and hunger drive polar bears to Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard. Researchers therefore have to complete mandatory shooting training to ward off predators.