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The Center for Natural Research, Northwest Iceland

The Center for Natural Research, Northwest Iceland was established in the year 2000 and is located in the town of Sauðárkrókur. The building is located just opposite the town church.

Polar bear exhibition – Monday-Friday from 8:00-17:00 (please contact us for other hours)

Tourists are most welcome to visit us to see the stuffed polar bear and hear its remarkable story. It was one of two polar bears (male and female) that drifted with sea ice to Iceland from Greenland in the summer of 2008. They bears caused quite an uproar in our small community and a media frenzy in the whole country. The decision to shoot the animals was heavily debated and the Icelandic authorities received harsh criticism from abroad, especially from
environmental organizations.

The male bear is kept for display here at the research center, but the female bear is kept at the Sea Ice Exhibition centre in the town of Blönduós.