Tourist guide fined â¹1 lakh for scaring off polar bear
A tourist guide in Norway has been fined â¬1,300 (nearly â¹1 lakh) for scaring off a polar bear. The tourist guide had approached the polar bear during a snowmobile expedition in Svalbard, following which the animal fled. The governor's office said, "it is forbidden to approach polar bears in such a way that they are disturbed, regardless of the distance."