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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sweden’s large carnivores are now being trophy hunted by the hundreds each year. With government support, but against EU rules. A disaster for wildlife in Sweden, which also threatens to…