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Petition: Help Protect Lynx from Trophy Hunters in Sweden

Petition: Help Protect Lynx from Trophy Hunters in Sweden

March 27, 2023April 15, 2023 Supertrooper 2 Comments

The Swedish government recently gave hunting licenses so hunters can kill hundreds of lynxes this spring. These animals are predicted to become “locally extinct” within the next few decades. Yet the Swedish government is allowing these animals to be killed for no other reason than to be “trophies” on someone’s wall or floor. This is […]

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Hundreds of lynx to be hunted in Sweden following biggest ever wolf cull

Hundreds of lynx to be hunted in Sweden following biggest ever wolf cull

March 6, 2023March 3, 2023 Supertrooper 3 Comments

Sweden has issued licences to hunters to kill a total of 201 lynx, weeks after dozens of wolves were killed in the country’s biggest wolf cull in modern times. The number of licences to kill lynx throughout March, issued by Sweden’s country administrations, is more than double the number in recent years. The planned cull […]

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Sweden’s biggest wolf cull starts but campaigners fight on

Sweden’s biggest wolf cull starts but campaigners fight on

January 15, 2023January 15, 2023 Supertrooper 2 Comments

The biggest wolf cull in modern times has begun in Sweden as nature organisations warn it could drastically harm the population. On Monday, the Guardian accompanied 200 hunters as they went to kill wolves in the frost-covered forests between Gävleborg and Dalarna, hunting from midnight until the sun set at 3pm. Groups like this will […]

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Swedish government aims to cull wolf population by as much as half

Swedish government aims to cull wolf population by as much as half

June 4, 2022May 29, 2022 Supertrooper 8 Comments

Sweden’s government has said it aims to carry out a significant wolf cull this year, potentially reducing the current population of about 400 animals by as much as half in a move that could breach EU directives. “We see that the wolf population is growing every year and with this cull, we want to ensure […]

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Finland, Sweden and Norway to cull wolf population

Finland, Sweden and Norway to cull wolf population

January 25, 2022January 22, 2022 Supertrooper 5 Comments

Finland is joining Sweden and Norway in culling wolves this winter to control their population, as conservation groups appeal to the European Union to take action against the slaughter. Hunters in Sweden have already shot dead most of their annual target of 27 wolves, while Finland is to authorise the killing of 20 wolves in […]

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Petition: Protect Swedish Lynx From Hunts Starting in March

Petition: Protect Swedish Lynx From Hunts Starting in March

February 13, 2020February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Although the population of the Eurasian lynx is quite stable right now, they are still on the IUCN red list. They mate during late winter, so late February through March and as protected animals, they should not be disturbed during their mating period. Yet, in Sweden, the government allows licensed hunts of the lynx in […]

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Sweden Road Trip

Sweden Road Trip

July 11, 2018December 23, 2019 Yoav Perlman Leave a comment

Got back last night from a week-long family trip to Sweden. Sweden is a wonderful country. We landed at Västerås and drove from there up north. First night we stayed near Sandvik, second near Bispgården and then we reached our destination – Luleå in the far north of Sweden. Lots of driving…From a family point […]

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Stand by me: bears adapt to hunting ban on family groups by keeping cubs longer

Stand by me: bears adapt to hunting ban on family groups by keeping cubs longer

April 10, 2018February 18, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Female brown bears have learned to protect themselves from being shot by spending more time caring for their young as they adapt to legislation banning the hunting of mothers with cubs. The finding, published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, was made by a team of international researchers who spent 22 years studying data […]

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