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 licensed hunt started on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180102/wolf-hunt-starts-in-sweden-despite-protests Tue, 02 Jan 2018 08:51:32 +0100 wolf-hunt-starts-in-sweden-despite-protests Campaigners have taken their fight to stop next year's wolf hunt to the highest court in Sweden, with only days to go until the hunt is supposed to start. https://www.thelocal.se/20171228/campaigners-urge-swedish-court-to-call-off-wolf-hunt Thu, 28 Dec 2017 17:44:44 +0100 campaigners-urge-swedish-court-to-call-off-wolf-hunt Sweden has allowed the hunting of 22 wolves early next year, in a decision criticized by hunters and conservationists alike. https://www.thelocal.se/20170929/sweden-allows-culling-of-22-wolves-in-authorized-hunt Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:25:51 +0200 sweden-allows-culling-of-22-wolves-in-authorized-hunt Wolf sightings are rare in Sweden unless you're at a zoo, so it's no surprise that a video of one of the animals happily running alongside a car has spread quickly since it was published at the weekend. https://www.thelocal.se/20170509/watch-swede-films-a-wolf-running-alongside-his-car Tue, 09 May 2017 15:59:59 +0200 watch-swede-films-a-wolf-running-alongside-his-car A Swedish family from a residential area outside Linköping got a shock on Wednesday when they sat down to breakfast only to see a large wolf lurking in their garden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170121/wolf-filmed-prowling-near-swedish-nursery-school Sat, 21 Jan 2017 23:16:20 +0100 wolf-filmed-prowling-near-swedish-nursery-school Five wolves were shot by Swedish hunters on Saturday morning, meaning they have killed 22 out of the 24 wolves for which licences have been granted after just one week. https://www.thelocal.se/20170107/swedish-hunters-shoot-most-quota-wolves-in-one-week Sat, 07 Jan 2017 16:39:05 +0100 swedish-hunters-shoot-most-quota-wolves-in-one-week Sweden's population of wolves is declining, with experts announcing on Wednesday that there are currently an estimated 340 left in the country, down by 20 percent from the previous year. https://www.thelocal.se/20160601/swedens-wild-wolf-numbers-going-down Wed, 01 Jun 2016 11:00:42 +0200 swedens-wild-wolf-numbers-going-down 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 Wolves are rare in southern Sweden but one of the sharp-toothed animals has been captured on video for the first time. https://www.thelocal.se/20160229/swedish-wild-wolf-caught-on-camera-in-unique-video Mon, 29 Feb 2016 13:03:00 +0100 swedish-wild-wolf-caught-on-camera-in-unique-video Sacked Swedbank head Michael Wolf has hit back at his former employers, claiming that he himself reported the transactions he believes are the subject of a probe by Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority. https://www.thelocal.se/20160213/i-am-the-whistleblower Sat, 13 Feb 2016 15:40:49 +0100 i-am-the-whistleblower Swedish hunters have been given the go-ahead to shoot 36 wolves this winter as animal activists suffer a setback on one of the country's most divisive environmental issues. https://www.thelocal.se/20150116/swedish-court-gives-green-light-to-wolf-hunters Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:01:00 +0100 swedish-court-gives-green-light-to-wolf-hunters A Swedish court has pulled the plug on a wolf hunt due to start on Friday, favouring animal rights activists in one of the country's most hotly disputed environmental issues. https://www.thelocal.se/20150109/sweden-court-stops-hotly-contested-wolf-hunt Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:26:00 +0100 sweden-court-stops-hotly-contested-wolf-hunt The plan to cull eight wolves in the county of Dalarna in central Sweden has been halted following legal challenges from animal conservation groups. https://www.thelocal.se/20141223/wolf-hunt-put-on-hold-after-protests Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:24:00 +0100 wolf-hunt-put-on-hold-after-protests Some 40 wolves, around one tenth of the country's population, could be shot this winter after two Swedish counties set quotas for the upcoming hunt, prompting criticism from conservation groups. https://www.thelocal.se/20141129/sweden-sets-quota-for-wolf-cull Sat, 29 Nov 2014 08:32:00 +0100 sweden-sets-quota-for-wolf-cull A blood-thirsty wolf in central Sweden went on a killing spree leaving seven animals dead, while a further 13 had to put down as a result of injuries sustained in the attack. https://www.thelocal.se/20140710/wolf-slaughters-20-lambs-in-killing-spree-sweden Thu, 10 Jul 2014 11:31:00 +0200 wolf-slaughters-20-lambs-in-killing-spree-sweden The population of wolves in Sweden is growing, with experts announcing on Tuesday that there are currently an estimated 400 in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20140311/swedens-wolf-numbers-on-the-rise Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:12:00 +0100 swedens-wolf-numbers-on-the-rise Farmers and hunters in Sweden are crying foul over a wolf hunt ban which they say threatens their way of life and may lead to civil disobedience. https://www.thelocal.se/20140215/wolf-hunt-stand-off-raises-rural-tensions Sat, 15 Feb 2014 09:29:00 +0100 wolf-hunt-stand-off-raises-rural-tensions Sweden's annual wolf hunt, which was planned to kick off in early February, was called off by Stockholm's Administrative Court on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20140115/swedens-wolf-hunt-called-off-for Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:01:00 +0100 swedens-wolf-hunt-called-off-for Swedish environmental groups have vowed to block plans to cull wolves in controversial licensed hunts aimed at keeping their numbers down and potentially cutting the wolf population in half. https://www.thelocal.se/20131221/swedish-wolf-lovers-pledge-to-stop-hunt Sat, 21 Dec 2013 11:05:00 +0100 swedish-wolf-lovers-pledge-to-stop-hunt Ikea stores in Hong Kong have unexpectedly sold out of a stuffed toy wolf, the Swedish furniture giant announced on Tuesday, after it became the unlikely symbol of opposition to the city's unpopular government. https://www.thelocal.se/20131210/ikea-stuffed-wolf-sells-out-amid-hong-kong-fury Tue, 10 Dec 2013 10:57:00 +0100 ikea-stuffed-wolf-sells-out-amid-hong-kong-fury