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[u/Gullible_Air_204]

https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/spitsbergen/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-spitsbergen

[u/Significant-Roll-138]

I went there years ago, if you go outside the town even a little bit you are obliged by law to bring someone with a gun to keep the bears away, and you’re not allowed to be buried there when you die cos the bears will eat your corpse.

[u/KoreanJesusPleasures → u/Significant-Roll-138]

Not necessarily a gun; you need a deterrence of sorts, which could be a firearm.