The Administrative Court has suspended (inhibited) licensed hunting of 153 lynx in all 14 counties in the administrative areas pending legal review. Inhibition is a temporary suspension so that the…
The Swedish Predator Association is offering a reward of 250,000 Swedish kronor (almost 23 000 euro) for tips that lead to a conviction for hunting crimes against large predators, resulting in imprisonment. Illegal hunting is currently one of the greatest threats to Sweden's large predators – especially the wolf. Illegal hunting also constitutes a serious blow to both biodiversity and public confidence in the rule of law. To combat this, the Swedish Predator Association is now taking a powerful and historic initiative and offering a reward of SEK 250,000 (almost 23 000 euro) to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and imprisonment of someone for serious hunting offences or serious poaching of our large predators.
March 1, 2025 is the starting date for an illegal trophy hunt for lynx in Sweden, a Strictly protected species within the EU. 8 out of 10 Swedes like the…
A complaint against Sweden for its excessive yearly licensed hunt of lynx, was filed in Brussels by the Swedish Carnivore Association, stating that “the Swedish lynx hunt violates the species…
"In 2010, there were 30 family groups of lynx in Uppsala county, about twice as many as today. There were not more attacks by lynx on domestic animals back then,…
Large carnivores, including wolves, should remain strictly protected within the EU and have the right to co-exist with humans, say an overwhelming majority of rural residents in a survey conducted…