frank ryan Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 according to the guardian website, the survivors of the attack by the ursa maritimus are 'bearing up welll' - whilst accepting the horror of the event , how could that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 according to the guardian website, the survivors of the attack by the ursa maritimus are 'bearing up welll' - whilst accepting the horror of the event , how could that happen? how could what happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank ryan Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 it was a polar bear attack and the victims are described as 'bearing up' - didn't anyone notice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 it was a polar bear attack and the victims are described as 'bearing up' - didn't anyone notice? oh yes, what are they supposed to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Why did they kill the bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Why did they kill the bear. i imagine that if they hadn't then it would have killed or maimed all of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 i imagine that if they hadn't then it would have killed or maimed all of them Do you thing a student outing had the means to kill a bear ………. Surely whoever was called in killed it. I wild animal in its own habitat killed for doing what it does naturally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Do you thing a student outing had the means to kill a bear. We don't think, we know. It was killed by one of the people it attacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I1L2T3 Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Do you thing a student outing had the means to kill a bear ………. Surely whoever was called in killed it. I wild animal in its own habitat killed for doing what it does naturally. Yes they killed the bear themselves. With a gun. The Svalbard authorities apparantly advise anybody leaving the towns to carry a gun and know how to use it. There are more polar bears than people there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 Do you thing a student outing had the means to kill a bear ………. Surely whoever was called in killed it. I wild animal in its own habitat killed for doing what it does naturally. On the news it said the students did some rifle training the day before to deal with that very eventuality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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