Polar bears aren’t native to Iceland, though an occasional vagrant arrives from Greenland. So, it was quite a surprise for an ...

LONDON — A rare polar bear that was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in Iceland was shot by police after being ...

A rare polar bear spotted near a cottage in a remote Icelandic village was shot by police after being deemed a threat. The ...

Icelandic police shot a polar bear near a cottage in northwestern Iceland after consulting the Environment Agency. The bear ...

Iceland: In a surprising incident, a rare polar bear was spotted outside a cottage in a remote village in northwest Iceland, ...

a bear or a dog, sheds light on the lives of long-ago Norse children Julia Binswanger Daily Correspondent Researchers in Iceland have unearthed a rare remnant of the Viking Age—a tiny stone ...

"We also have very few finds in Iceland that are related to children ... with archaeologists leaning most toward a pig or bear. Some believe it's an Icelandic dog. Even though more research ...

Screengrab from Fjörður Seyðisfjörður archaeological site's Facebook post Digging into the damp ground of eastern Iceland ... the animal represents a pig, bear or dog. Ragnheiður ...

Two team members, however, interpreted it as a bear, and while bears are not native to Iceland, at least 600 polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have been reported on the island since human settlement ...