https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A swan in Hordaland county which became known as the “Harbourmaster” (Havnesjefen) due its belligerent behaviour is to be put down, authorities have confirmed. https://www.thelocal.no/20170703/norwegian-authorities-to-put-down-violent-swan Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:28:59 +0200 norwegian-authorities-to-put-down-violent-swan Motorists on Norway’s E6 highway were greeted by a rare sight Monday as a reconstruction of a woolly mammoth appeared to be hightailing it north. https://www.thelocal.no/20170515/woolly-mammoth-spotted-in-norwegian-traffic Mon, 15 May 2017 22:17:40 +0200 woolly-mammoth-spotted-in-norwegian-traffic Norway came under fire on Wednesday from conservation groups that accused the International Whaling Commission (IWC) of giving the world's biggest whale hunter a free ride. https://www.thelocal.no/20161027/norway-under-renewed-fire-for-undermining-whaling-ban Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:34:25 +0200 norway-under-renewed-fire-for-undermining-whaling-ban A Norwegian man was sentenced to 90 days in jail on Wednesday for stabbing his two family dogs with a kitchen knife, local newspaper Romerikes Blad reported. https://www.thelocal.no/20160914/norway-man-jailed-for-stabbing-his-own-dog-to-death Wed, 14 Sep 2016 14:51:18 +0200 norway-man-jailed-for-stabbing-his-own-dog-to-death Counts of Lynx in the Norwegian wild before this year's hunting season are at their lowest since 2004. https://www.thelocal.no/20160715/lynx-numbers-lowest-in-twelve-years Fri, 15 Jul 2016 15:12:49 +0200 lynx-numbers-lowest-in-twelve-years A Norwegian man enjoyed some unexpected company on a sailing trip when he was followed for 18 kilometeres by a rare short-beaked common dolphin. https://www.thelocal.no/20160713/rare-dolphin-follows-oslofjord-boat-for-four-hours Wed, 13 Jul 2016 19:00:07 +0200 rare-dolphin-follows-oslofjord-boat-for-four-hours Over the past winter, there were about twice as many Norwegian wolves compared to the year before. https://www.thelocal.no/20160601/norways-wolf-population-nearly-doubled Wed, 01 Jun 2016 12:10:57 +0200 norways-wolf-population-nearly-doubled A cow who attacked an 80-year-old woman in Rødøy Municipality in Nordland over the weekend will be put down, its owner said. https://www.thelocal.no/20160524/norway-woman-killed-by-cow-in-natural-act Tue, 24 May 2016 12:38:16 +0200 norway-woman-killed-by-cow-in-natural-act The Norwegian Bureau for the Investigation of Police Affairs (Spesialenheten for politisaker - NBIPA) said on Wednesday it has dropped an inquiry into police conduct relating to a case in which two officers put down an injured cat by beating it with their batons. https://www.thelocal.no/20160310/norway-police-inquiry-dropped-after-officers-kill-cat Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:25:17 +0100 norway-police-inquiry-dropped-after-officers-kill-cat Adrian the red panda, who disappeared from Kristiansand's Animal Park recently, has been found safe and sound in a tree in a city suburb and will be home in time for Christmas. https://www.thelocal.no/20151223/escaped-red-panda-found-in-kristiansand-tree Wed, 23 Dec 2015 13:44:19 +0100 escaped-red-panda-found-in-kristiansand-tree Norwegian police are creating a unit to investigate cruelty to animals, the government said on Monday, arguing that those who hurt animals often harm people too. https://www.thelocal.no/20150428/norway-tests-out-animal-rights-cops Tue, 28 Apr 2015 15:16:21 +0200 norway-tests-out-animal-rights-cops Norway said on Wednesday it had detected a "probable" case of mad cow disease but urged consumers not to panic as it may not be the same variant as the British 1990s epidemic. https://www.thelocal.no/20150122/norway-detects-probable-case-of-mad-cow-disease Thu, 22 Jan 2015 12:15:00 +0100 norway-detects-probable-case-of-mad-cow-disease Scientists in Norway are set to implant a technology, much like a smartphone app, into Arctic seals in an effort to study the animals' energy use and body weight, it was reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20141125/norwegian-seals-get-their-own-fat-app Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:35:00 +0100 norwegian-seals-get-their-own-fat-app The number of wolverines across Norway has risen 15 percent this year, highlighting a boom in the endangered species, says a top animal protection group. https://www.thelocal.no/20141031/rise-of-the-norwegian-wolverine Fri, 31 Oct 2014 01:01:00 +0100 rise-of-the-norwegian-wolverine The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has demanded that weapons be deployed on Norwegian trains so that any injured animals on the tracks can be killed in a humane and timely manner. https://www.thelocal.no/20140606/animal-welfare-board-wants-weapons-on-norway-trains Fri, 06 Jun 2014 11:26:00 +0200 animal-welfare-board-wants-weapons-on-norway-trains A recent raccoon sighting in Sweden has given Scandinavian conservationists the jitters, with Friends of the Earth Norway now fearful of the consequences for the ecosystem should the adaptable animal gain a foothold. https://www.thelocal.no/20140310/norwegians-on-raccoon-alert-after-sweden-sighting Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:06:00 +0100 norwegians-on-raccoon-alert-after-sweden-sighting Norway and Canada have asked the World Trade Organization to form a group of experts to look at the European Union's ban on seal products, which the two countries oppose. https://www.thelocal.no/20120925/norway-and-canada-club-together-on-eu-seal-ban Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:45:00 +0200 norway-and-canada-club-together-on-eu-seal-ban Two dogs involved in a vicious attack on a two-year-old boy in southern Norway this summer will be put down, the National Police Directorate has ruled. https://www.thelocal.no/20120905/dogs-in-toddler-attack-will-be-put-down-police Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:25:00 +0200 dogs-in-toddler-attack-will-be-put-down-police A motorist breathed a brief sigh of relief on Wednesday night after swerving to avoid an elk, only to instead collide with a bear moments later on a road in eastern Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20120816/motorist-hits-bear-after-avoiding-elk Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:17:00 +0200 motorist-hits-bear-after-avoiding-elk An 87-year-old man in eastern Norway has died after he was attacked by a cow last weekend. https://www.thelocal.no/20120816/pensioner-dies-after-cow-attack Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:34:48 +0200 pensioner-dies-after-cow-attack