Wolf hunt
Sweden’s illegal wolf hunt starts on January 2
Five entire wolf families, in total 30 wolves, are set to be killed. A licensed quota hunt of a “Strictly protected species”, which is not allowed according to EU law.…
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Sweden’s wolf population to be cut by more than half
On October 16, Sweden’s government announced its ambition to lower therequired minimum number of wolves in the country, from an already too low300 individuals, to 170. Experts say this will…
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Sweden launches hunt of protected wolverines
BREAKING NEWS: A licensed hunt of wolverine in Sweden starts October 1. This is the highest wolverine hunting quota ever and a 66% increase from the previous year. The hunt…
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Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears
BREAKING NEWS: 486 bears are planned to be shot, when the controversial licensed trophy hunt starts on August 21. This will eliminate 20% of Sweden’s bear population. The hunt is…
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Sweden aims at halving its wolf population
BREAKING NEWS: For almost 20 years the wolf was exterminated in Sweden. In 1983 it walked back in, slowly increasing in numbers. Now Sweden’s government wants to rapidly halve the…
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Sweden’s Wolves down by nearly 20%
The results from the 2023/24 survey were presented at SLU Grimsö on June 3, showing that the officially estimated number of wolves in Sweden was 375 during the period. In…