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 Almost 100 wolves are now known to be present in Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20200204/how-many-wolves-are-there-in-the-norwegian-wild Tue, 04 Feb 2020 18:01:21 +0100 how-many-wolves-are-there-in-the-norwegian-wild Animal rights activists in Norway have begun boycotting local sheep meat in protest at a new round of licensed wolf hunts planned for this winter. https://www.thelocal.no/20180820/wolf-campaigners-boycott-sheep-meat-in-norway Tue, 21 Aug 2018 00:30:22 +0200 wolf-campaigners-boycott-sheep-meat-in-norway The Oslo District Court ruled on Friday that wolf hunting licences granted last winter were legal in a decision that dealt a blow to the World Wide Fund for Nature's efforts to protect the endangered species. https://www.thelocal.no/20180518/controversial-wolf-hunt-in-norway-was-legal-court-rules Fri, 18 May 2018 17:12:51 +0200 controversial-wolf-hunt-in-norway-was-legal-court-rules Everyone knew that the tiny population of wolves in Norway and Sweden was inbred. Using precise genetic techniques, researchers can now describe the severity of the problem. https://www.thelocal.no/20171207/norway-sweden-inbreeding-in-scandinavian-wolves-is-worse-than-we-thought Thu, 07 Dec 2017 18:38:21 +0100 norway-sweden-inbreeding-in-scandinavian-wolves-is-worse-than-we-thought Wolf hunting in areas outside of the animal’s designated protected zones has been suspended after the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) sued the state at Oslo District Court. https://www.thelocal.no/20171121/norway-temporarily-suspends-wolf-hunting-after-court-case Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:05:29 +0100 norway-temporarily-suspends-wolf-hunting-after-court-case Plummeting numbers of elk in Norway’s Elgregion zone could be a threat to the country’s hunting season, according to hunters. https://www.thelocal.no/20170926/norway-elk-hunt-threatened-by-wolves-hunters Tue, 26 Sep 2017 14:14:37 +0200 norway-elk-hunt-threatened-by-wolves-hunters New wolf cubs have been born for the first time in four years at Kristiansand Zoo. https://www.thelocal.no/20170601/in-pictures-norwegian-zoos-cute-new-wolf-cubs Thu, 01 Jun 2017 13:26:01 +0200 in-pictures-norwegian-zoos-cute-new-wolf-cubs Support for Norway’s Conservative (Høyre) party, the largest party in the country’s coalition government, has dropped by seven points in some areas. https://www.thelocal.no/20170516/norwegian-government-party-losing-voters-analysis Tue, 16 May 2017 17:52:55 +0200 norwegian-government-party-losing-voters-analysis Norway's government on Friday paved the way for recreational hunting of wolves, a policy reversal that incensed green campaigners seeking to protect the endangered species. https://www.thelocal.no/20170304/outrage-as-norway-moves-to-allow-recreational-wolf-hunting Sat, 04 Mar 2017 13:21:45 +0100 outrage-as-norway-moves-to-allow-recreational-wolf-hunting Norway’s government has enraged animal rights activists with a last minute u-turn which will means hunters can cull wolves this hunting season. https://www.thelocal.no/20170223/norway-government-to-allow-last-minute-wolf-cull Thu, 23 Feb 2017 21:10:49 +0100 norway-government-to-allow-last-minute-wolf-cull Norway’s climate and environment minister, Vidar Helgesen, on Tuesday announced that the government has drastically reduced the hunting quota for wolves, following accusations of sanctioning a “mass slaughter” of the predators. https://www.thelocal.no/20161220/norway-reverses-course-on-wolf-slaughter Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:13:43 +0100 norway-reverses-course-on-wolf-slaughter Norway was accused of authorising the "mass slaughter" of its endangered wolf population on Thursday after announcing that 47 of the predators would be killed by hunters. https://www.thelocal.no/20160917/norway-accused-of-mass-slaughter-of-wolves Sat, 17 Sep 2016 12:21:57 +0200 norway-accused-of-mass-slaughter-of-wolves 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 An upmarket furniture shop in Norway has outraged animal rights activists after it was caught selling wolfskin rugs - despite the fact that the wolf is an endangered animal in the country. https://www.thelocal.no/20140526/norway-store-slammed-for-wolf-rug Mon, 26 May 2014 10:48:00 +0200 norway-store-slammed-for-wolf-rug The three Norwegians jailed last week pending trial for taking part in an illegal wolf hunt were released on Wednesday, allowing them to spend Easter with their families. https://www.thelocal.no/20140416/police-release-three-norwegians-jailed-for-wolf-hunt Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:40:00 +0200 police-release-three-norwegians-jailed-for-wolf-hunt Two men in Norway were jailed on Thursday for their part in organising an illegal wolf hunt in Norway's Hedmark country north of Oslo. https://www.thelocal.no/20140411/two-jailed-for-illegal-wolf-hunt Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:22:00 +0200 two-jailed-for-illegal-wolf-hunt Police in Hedmark county north of Oslo have arrested twelve men on suspicion of running an illegal wolf-hunting network https://www.thelocal.no/20140408/police-arrest-12-for-illegal-wolf-hunting-2 Tue, 08 Apr 2014 17:55:11 +0200 police-arrest-12-for-illegal-wolf-hunting-2 A wolf has been captured on video roaming in the Østmarka forest outside Oslo, indicating that Fenris and Freya, the pair photographed this April, are still alive and living near the city. https://www.thelocal.no/20130802/wolf-filmed-in-oslo-forest Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:55:00 +0200 wolf-filmed-in-oslo-forest A record number of wolves have been shot in Norway this year, leading conservationists to call for stricter guidelines on killing the animals. https://www.thelocal.no/20130730/record-number-of-wolves-killed-this-year Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:23:00 +0200 record-number-of-wolves-killed-this-year