Boat Operator Fined $5000 For Waking Sleeping Polar Bear With Ship Horn Close To North Pole
4 Articles
4 Articles
A man had to pay more than $5,000 to operate a horn from a cruise ship in the archipelago of Svalbard; the authorities considered that the action was detrimental to the protected species
Boat Operator Fined $5000 For Waking Sleeping Polar Bear With Ship Horn Close To North Pole
Image for representation purposes only A boat operator was fined 50,000 Norwegian Kroner for waking up a sleeping polar bear by using the vessel’s foghorn. The incident occurred off Svalbard, a remote Norwegian archipelago situated 620 miles from the North Pole. According to sources, while sailing through a fjord, individuals on the vessel saw a polar bear resting on the shore. They wanted to see the animal move; hence, they deliberately sounded…
Norway: Waking sleeping polar bear with foghorn costs boat operator Rs 5 lakh - The Canadian Media
IBNS-CMEDIA: A boat operator in Norway has been fined 50,000 Norwegian kroner (around Rs 4.5-5 lakh) for deliberately waking a sleeping polar bear with a vessel’s foghorn, the BBC reported. The incident took place earlier this month off the coast of Svalbard, a remote Norwegian archipelago located about 620 miles from the North Pole. According to local authorities, people aboard the vessel spotted a polar bear resting on the shore while sai…
A tourist was fined 50,000 Norwegian crowns, equivalent to about US$5,300, for using a sea siren to awaken a polar bear resting on lands of the Svalbard archipelago belonging to the Kingdom of Norway. The governor of Svalbard imposed the penalty after assessing the case and determining that the action deliberately disturbed the animal, a species protected by local environmental legislation. In this context, the individual agreed to pay the fine …
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center, 50% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
