{"id":1304,"date":"2022-04-11T15:02:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T13:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mosj.no\/indikator\/influence\/hunting-and-trapping%ef%bf%bc%ef%bf%bc\/uttak-av-isbjorn\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T14:49:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:49:35","slug":"polar-bear-take","status":"publish","type":"bc_indicator","link":"https:\/\/mosj.no\/en\/indikator\/influence\/hunting-and-trapping\/polar-bear-take\/","title":{"rendered":"Polar bear take"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Polar bears (Ursus maritimus<\/em>) used to be hunted extensively in Svalbard, but the species has been totally protected since 1973. Few are now killed. Polar bears killed after 1973 have mainly been shot. In exceptional cases bears are killed for humane reasons or because they pose a danger to life or property. In rare cases polar bears have died due to complications during tagging or research. The hunting statistics from before the protection was enacted show the significant scale of the hunting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Polar bear on fjord ice near Pyramiden. Photo: Jon Aars \/ Norwegian Polar Institute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Polar bear hunting from 1870 to 1973 and killed after the protection in 1973 <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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