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 Seals face cull in bid to save Swedish fish stocks The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) has ruled that up to 400 seals can be culled along the country's coast in a bid to protect depleting stocks of fish. https://www.thelocal.se/20140405/400-seals-face-cull-in-bid-to-save-fish-stocks-2 Sat, 05 Apr 2014 11:54:34 +0200 400-seals-face-cull-in-bid-to-save-fish-stocks-2 300 bears to be killed in annual Swedish hunt Authorities announced on Monday that 305 bears will be killed this year during the annual bear hunt across Sweden, roughly one tenth of the total population. https://www.thelocal.se/20130722/49196 Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:54:00 +0200 49196 Annual hunt to cull 300 brown bears in Sweden Sweden’s annual bear hunt begins Tuesday, with over 300 of Sweden’s brown bears to be killed over the next two months in an effort to control the predator’s population figures. https://www.thelocal.se/20120820/42724 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:11:00 +0200 42724 EU challenges Sweden's wolf hunt policy The European Commission has issued a new challenge to Sweden's wolf hunt policy, with the EU environment commissioner warning the government against letting the hunt begin before it receives answers to its questions. https://www.thelocal.se/20101223/31040 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:38:00 +0100 31040