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Licensed bear hunt 2025 ended

Licensed bear hunt 2025 ended

When the swedish licensed bear hunt for 2025 formally ended on 15 October, 461 of a maximum of 465 bears had been killed. In the county of Värmland, where the quota was three bears, with a maximum of one female, the hunt was suspended on the first day because the first bear shot was a female. In the county of Dalarna, two bears remained when the hunt was cancelled, and in Gävleborg, two bears too many were shot. According to the county administrative board, this was due to an administrative error combined with a high hunting pace.

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Hundreds of millions wasted on culling wolf population
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Hundreds of millions wasted on culling wolf population

The swedish government is not skimping on funds when it comes to reducing the wolf population to a record low and scientifically questionable number of only 170 individuals. Over the next three years, more than 338 million Swedish kronor will be spent on minimising the wolf population. In other respects, however, the government is stingy with investments in nature and the environment. The environmental budget has been cut by four billion since the government took office in 2022, and the reduction is even greater in practice when inflation is taken into account.

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250,000 Swedish kronor reward for tips on illegal hunting of large predators

250,000 Swedish kronor reward for tips on illegal hunting of large predators

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.

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Sweden prepares for another major bear hunt
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Sweden prepares for another major bear hunt

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On 21 August, licensed bear hunting will once again commence in Sweden. 465 bears are to be killed in seven counties. A total of 465 bears will be killed in this year’s licensed bear hunt, which begins on 21 August and lasts until 15 October at the latest.The Swedish Predator Association ( Svenska Rovdjursföreningen) has appealed against the licensed hunting of bears in all the counties concerned.

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