https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed It's a pretty risky business trying to take a blood sample from a polar bear -- one of the most dangerous predators on the planet -- on an Arctic ice floe. AFP journalist Olivier Morin went to Svalbard with the Norwegian Polar Institute to see how it's done. https://www.thelocal.com/20250722/a-close-encounter-with-a-polar-bear-in-arctic-svalbard Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:29:36 +0200 a-close-encounter-with-a-polar-bear-in-arctic-svalbard