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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 1 Comment

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 4 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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Radioactive Boar Wreak Havoc on Swedish Landscape

Radioactive Boar Wreak Havoc on Swedish Landscape

October 17, 2017February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Thirty-one years ago, a plume of radiation spread across Europe with the Chernobyl meltdown, the most infamous nuclear disaster in history. Today, we think of Chernobyl as a historic event,as well as an instructive lesson in nuclear safety — and one that changed the face of nuclear power forever. But it turns out we’re living […]

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Dodging Wind Farms and Bullets in the Arctic

Dodging Wind Farms and Bullets in the Arctic

March 8, 2016April 10, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Troms County, Norway – A lone reindeer emerges from the forest, prompting the Sami herders to bring their snowmobiles to a stop in the middle of a clearing. All three are bundled in sheepskin hats and wool capes, called luhka, against the chill wind of a late January morning in the Norwegian Arctic. Johann Anders […]

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