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Bear in Jarfjord Is Shot

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A week after a man was attacked in Jarfjord, a bear has been shot. Now SNO suspects they have shot the wrong bear.
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Altaposten is the local newspaper for Alta, Kautokeino and Loppa in Finnmark – with daily news online, a twice-weekly print newspaper, as well as Radio Alta and TV Nord.

Bear felled after attack – suspects wrong bear was felled On Monday last week, a hiker was bitten in the arm by a bear on an evening walk in Jarfjord in Sør-Varanger. The man himself called the police after the attack and was later taken to a doctor for treatment. On Thursday, it was decided that the Environment Agency has granted a permit to fell the bear. – Field investigations may indicate that this is a female bear that has protected her of…

The Norwegian Nature Conservation Service shot a bear in Jarfjord on Tuesday, but they suspect it is not the one they were hunting.

Romsdals Budstik with the online newspaper Rbnett is based in Molde and is the local newspaper for Romsdal with the municipalities of Molde, Hustadvika, Aukra, Gjemnes, Vestnes and Rauma.

A week after a man was attacked in Jarfjord, a bear has been shot. Now SNO suspects they have shot the wrong bear.

·Norway
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A bear has been shot in Jarfjord in Finnmark. This is because a person was attacked by the bear while he was on a hike last week.

·Oslo, Norway
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VG broke the news in Oslo, Norway on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
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