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 Swedish hunters told they may shoot 67 lynx this year Swedish officials have set the number of lynx hunters are allowed to cull this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20190228/swedish-hunters-told-they-may-shoot-67-lynx-this-year Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:37:05 +0100 swedish-hunters-told-they-may-shoot-67-lynx-this-year Quota set for lynx hunt in Sweden Swedish officials have given hunters permission to curb a county's lynx population in a licensed hunt. https://www.thelocal.se/20180221/quota-set-for-lynx-hunt-in-sweden Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:25:00 +0100 quota-set-for-lynx-hunt-in-sweden WATCH: Rare peek at Swedish wild lynx caught on camera A video published on Facebook has allowed Swedes to get more up-close-and-personal than ever before with two young lynx roaming the woods of Blekinge in southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20160212/watch-rare-glimpse-of-lynx-caught-on-camera Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:43:04 +0100 watch-rare-glimpse-of-lynx-caught-on-camera Lynx attacks dog after Swedish zoo escape A teenage girl in northern Sweden had the fright of her life on Wednesday night when a lynx which had escaped from a local zoo leapt out of the woods and pounced on her two-year-old Siberian husky. https://www.thelocal.se/20150117/escaped-lynx-attacks-dog-in-northern-sweden Sat, 17 Jan 2015 11:28:10 +0100 escaped-lynx-attacks-dog-in-northern-sweden