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Citizen fined for waking polar bear with horn
The Norwegian authorities imposed a fine of 4,550 euros on a person who was sailing in the Svalbard Archipelago after they sounded the ship's horn to wake a sleeping polar bear. The incident occurred while the ship was navigating through the Northeast Svalbard Passage, about 1,000 kilometers from the North Pole. The bear was disturbed by the human action, which led to it being awakened and relocated elsewhere. The polar bear has been a protected species in the archipelago since 1972, and local laws prohibit disturbing, luring, or pursuing it.
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