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 The last remaining wolves at Swedish wildlife park Kolmården will be put down and won't be replaced with new animals in the near future. https://www.thelocal.se/20181102/swedish-wildlife-park-to-put-down-remaining-wolves Fri, 02 Nov 2018 10:01:47 +0100 swedish-wildlife-park-to-put-down-remaining-wolves More than 500 reptiles rescued by Swedish police from animal smugglers have come to a grisly end, being killed instantly by being dropped into liquid nitrogen. https://www.thelocal.se/20180414/zoo-vet-drops-500-rescued-lizards-in-liquid-nitrogen Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:59:05 +0200 zoo-vet-drops-500-rescued-lizards-in-liquid-nitrogen The former director of a Swedish zoo has been convicted of manslaughter over the death of a co-worker who was mauled by wolves at the park in the south of the country four years ago. https://www.thelocal.se/20161221/former-swedish-zoo-head-convicted-over-fatal-wolf-attack Wed, 21 Dec 2016 16:08:11 +0100 former-swedish-zoo-head-convicted-over-fatal-wolf-attack Sweden’s biggest zoo has banned clowns from this year’s Halloween celebration, replacing them with mimes in performances and confiscating any clown masks or outfits brought by customers. https://www.thelocal.se/20161105/swedens-biggest-zoo-bans-clowns-from-halloween-show Sat, 05 Nov 2016 14:51:50 +0100 swedens-biggest-zoo-bans-clowns-from-halloween-show A video of the terrifying moment a wolf attacks a zookeeper at one of Sweden's biggest animal parks 20 years ago has scared viewers after being published online for the first time. https://www.thelocal.se/20160309/watch-the-scary-moment-a-swedish-wolf-attacks-its-keeper Wed, 09 Mar 2016 12:18:38 +0100 watch-the-scary-moment-a-swedish-wolf-attacks-its-keeper A pair of red panda cubs have been born in central Sweden, a wildlife park announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20140728/plopp-and-polly-the-pandas-born-in-swedish-zoo Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:31:00 +0200 plopp-and-polly-the-pandas-born-in-swedish-zoo A colleague of the woman who was mauled to death by wolves at a zoo in central Sweden is now suspected of a crime, police have said. https://www.thelocal.se/20140207/co-worker-suspected-in-zoos-fatal-wolf-attack Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:30:00 +0100 co-worker-suspected-in-zoos-fatal-wolf-attack Three baby lions that were born at a Swedish zoo last month were finally unveiled to the public on Wednesday, with caretakers explaining that the spotty cubs have only just gained the strength to bear their own weight. https://www.thelocal.se/20131003/50576 Thu, 03 Oct 2013 13:01:00 +0200 50576 Anders and Benjamin, two wild seal pups threatened with being put down according to Swedish law, will likely be able to remain at the Swedish zoo that has cared for them since they were found in the woods over Easter. https://www.thelocal.se/20130409/47222 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:05:00 +0200 47222 The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) has ruled that two seals found over Easter and taken in by the Kolmården animal park in south Sweden should either be returned to the wild or put down, but Kolmården has refused to comply. https://www.thelocal.se/20130406/47170 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:34:00 +0200 47170 The pack of wolves that killed a zookeeper at the Kolmården animal park earlier this year had displayed aggressive behaviour toward zookeepers in the past, according to a newly discovered report which contradicts the zoo’s initial assessment of the attack. https://www.thelocal.se/20120929/43518 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:52:00 +0200 43518 A wolf expert has lashed out against the Kolmården zoo after new revelations about the death of the woman who was attacked by a pack of wolves on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120619/41528 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:02:00 +0200 41528 Authorities at the Kolmården zoo have put a stop to any close contact with their park's wolves after a female zookeeper was mauled and killed by a pack of wolves on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120618/41502 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 10:48:00 +0200 41502 A female employee of the Kolmården zoo in central Sweden was mauled to death in the wolf enclosure on Sunday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20120617/41496 Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:04:00 +0200 41496 A fifteen–year-old girl who was visiting Sweden’s Kolmården Safari park a few weeks ago had to be rushed to hospital after one of the wolves suddenly attacked her and bit into her thigh. https://www.thelocal.se/20120509/40734 Wed, 09 May 2012 18:18:00 +0200 40734 Emergency crews were called to a hotel in central Sweden on Wednesday morning to help free an employee who had become trapped behind a bed following a staff party. https://www.thelocal.se/20120126/38734 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:51:00 +0100 38734 Stockholm and the Sweden's west coast are the two most popular destinations for Swedish tourists this summer, according to a new survey. https://www.thelocal.se/20110602/34142 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:27:00 +0200 34142 A Siberian tiger cub at a Swedish zoo was bitten to death by an adult tiger on Monday, Kolmården Wildlife Park officials confirmed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110114/31434 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:36:00 +0100 31434 The operator of three of Sweden’s largest amusement parks lost money in 2008, but the company’s CEO is confident of an upswing in profits for 2009 due in part to the weak Swedish currency. https://www.thelocal.se/20090702/20428 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:04:00 +0200 20428 Enzo, the 3-year-old gorilla at Sweden’s Kolmården animal park, has a new sibling, officials announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090522/19588 Fri, 22 May 2009 10:36:00 +0200 19588