Arctic Expedition Goes Terribly Awry – One Youth Killed By Polar Bear

http://notrickszone.com/2011/08/05/arctic-expedition-goes-terribly-awry-one-youth-killed-by-polar-bear/

According to Der Spiegel, the island is inhabited by about 2500 people and 3000 polar bears.

The BSES is a non-profit UK-based youth development charity. Founded in 1932 by the late Surgeon Commander G Murray Levick, a member of Scott's final Antarctic Expedition of 1910-13, BSES is one of the longest running organisations of its type.

Polar bear kills are treated like potential murders

Expeditions are normally provided with firearms for protection. But as Der Spiegel reports, shooting a polar bear is legally risky – no joke:

If a polar bear is killed on the archipelago, then it automatically leads to a trial. In this case the authorities assume the role of defence attorney for the dead bear."