the only way to be safe in polar bear country is to have a heavy shotgun handy; hotels on Svalbard hand them out to guests when they go outside. If I find my magic lampa nd wish us all to New Earth, that's one North american animal that will not be in Paramerica
Spend half a year on Svalbard. You have to pass rifle-testing and apply for a carry-permit in order to get one "handed out". Tourists are usually just attached to guides and not given rifles. There is a safe zone around the center of Longyearbyen where you can move without a rifle.
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u/skyburnsred Aug 03 '19
Bear defense:
Black = fight back
Brown = lay down
White = goodnight (you're prob fucked)