Svalbard Travelers Must Deter Bears

On Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the High Arctic where people live alongside polar bears, anyone traveling outside a settlement must carry suitable equipment for scaring bears away. The Governor of Svalbard also recommends carrying a firearm, but the requirement covers deterrent equipment rather than a gun specifically. Inside Longyearbyen, residents must keep transported firearms visibly unloaded and cannot take them into shops or public buildings.

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