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 A small town on the Swedish island of Öland has issued a stark warning to locals and visitors not to come too close to a nearby beached humpback whale for fear it might explode. https://www.thelocal.se/20210428/swedish-islanders-warned-to-stay-away-from-explosive-whale Wed, 28 Apr 2021 11:42:54 +0200 swedish-islanders-warned-to-stay-away-from-explosive-whale Unsure of their actual number, authorities will now count how many porpoises there are in the Baltic Sea with the help of porpoise detectors that collect data from cetaecean sonar. https://www.thelocal.se/20100727/28014 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:53:00 +0200 28014 Sweden drew the ire of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Friday as the country lent its backing to a proposal for the introduction of quotas for commercial whale hunting. https://www.thelocal.se/20100612/27186 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:19:00 +0200 27186 A whale has been spotted swimming in the Trosa Archipelago on the east coast of Sweden. A crew of marine researchers were travelling between the islands of Askö and Persö when they spotted the mammal. https://www.thelocal.se/20070619/7649 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 13:52:00 +0200 7649