The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Twenty images that show Malmö through the ages No city in Sweden has transformed itself quite as much as Malmö. So to help you keep track of the changes, we've dug some pictures out of the archives. https://www.thelocal.se/20190116/twenty-images-that-show-malmo-through-the-ages Wed, 16 Jan 2019 08:59:59 +0100 twenty-images-that-show-malmo-through-the-ages Snow leopard triplets are zoo's latest marvel The birth of three snow leopards at a wildlife park in western Sweden has left staff swooning, and has provided a rare insight for researchers into the lives of this little-known, elusive animal. https://www.thelocal.se/20130625/48684 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:28:00 +0200 48684 Bumblebee researchers 'threatened' by bee fans British researchers who have come to Sweden to take bumblebees back to England have been threatened by bee-enthusiasts, who believe that Sweden’s bee population risks extinction. https://www.thelocal.se/20120503/40618 Thu, 03 May 2012 18:26:00 +0200 40618 UK researchers: 'we have a permit for the bees' The research team behind the project to translocate a 100 short-haired bumblebees in a bid to re-establish a population in the UK, has insisted that it has the full backing of the Swedish authorities despite widespread criticism. https://www.thelocal.se/20120429/40540 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:32:00 +0200 40540 UK bumblebee push sparks Swedish anger A plan by British researchers to reintroduce an extinct bumblebee to the UK by collecting 100 queens from Sweden has prompted an angry reaction from Swedish environmentalists who fear for the species' survival. https://www.thelocal.se/20120429/40538 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:19:00 +0200 40538 Council votes to keep wolves from the door With Sweden's wolf population in critical danger, Nordanstig in northern Sweden has courted controversy by voting to stay a wolf-free municipality. https://www.thelocal.se/20100217/25046 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:20:00 +0100 25046 World's largest polar bear park opens in Sweden Polar World, the world's largest polar bear park, opens today in Dalarna, Sweden. It is also the first park to engage in the breeding of the endangered species. https://www.thelocal.se/20090518/19520 Mon, 18 May 2009 15:01:00 +0200 19520