Tag: hunting
Moose starved to death
Wildlife authorities have confirmed the deaths by starving of nearly 40 moose in north-central Norway, and fear the numbers will rise. A disputed reduction...
Dogs accused of tormenting deer
Heavy snow in the Oslo area has prompted hungry, tired wildlife like moose and deer to wander into more open trails, trailheads and populated...
Call issued to end a ‘barbaric’ hunt
Wolverine pups that haven't even seen the light of day are routinely pulled out of their mothers' winter dens and shot by Norwegian wildlife...
Thousands rallied to protect wolves
Norway's internationally controversial wolf hunt spurred more demonstrations over the weekend, this time to save the country's wolves from what many fear will be...
Three wolves shot as big hunt resumes
Determined hunters shot a third wolf on Tuesday as Norway's biggest wolf hunt in 45 years resumed after a forced break between Christmas and...
Wolf hunt resumed
Norway's government minister in charge of the environment has allowed another controversial wolf hunt to resume, even as legal action to halt it proceeds...
Wolf hunt extended after 70 sheep attacked
Authorities in Oslo, Akershus and Oppland counties have extended an authorized wolf hunt over the weekend until noon on June 9, after several attacks on...
Wolves’ saviour faces ouster
UPDATED: Environment Minister Vidar Helgesen from the Conservative Party faces a lack of confidence vote in Parliament, after he halted a wolf hunt approved...
Man killed in fox hunt
A 26-year-old man in Balsfjord, Northern Norway, was shot and killed while apparently out fox hunting Tuesday evening. Police have charged a 41-year-old man, who...
Wolf hunters get tougher sentences
Norway's Supreme Court has stiffened the sentences several men were handed after they were found guilty of illegal wolf hunting. The high court stressed that...
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