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Center Party now targeting eagles

Norway's farmer-friendly Center Party, which has long wanted to shoot more wolves, is moving forward with plans to target eagles as well. It claims there...

Tourists accused of stealing goats’ bells

Farmer Reidar Stenberg, who's raising around 200 goats on his mountain property at the foot of Hallingskarvet, is fed up with tourists who steal...

Police probe cattle injuries

A cattle owner in Valdres has reported injuries suffered by 10 of his free-grazing cattle to police after the animals were found bloody and with deep...

Grazing cattle slaughtered by a train

Fourteen cattle that had wandered from their open grazing area in Trøndelag onto nearby railroad tracks were run over buy a cargo train on...

Kangaroo on Karmøy injured, put to death

A kangaroo that escaped from a zoo on the Norwegian island of Karmøy last week ended up being put to death over the weekend....

Fugitive kangaroo caught on Karmøy

Residents of Karmøy on Norway's west coast were startled to see a kangaroo hopping about their island this week. The kangaroo had escaped from...

Solberg joins wolf hunt

Prime Minister Erna Solberg headed up to Hadeland, north of Oslo, on Thursday to express support for those trying to hunt down a wolf...

Norwegians can now have reptiles as pets

After being illegal for 40 years, state authorities announced on Thursday that reptiles including 19 types of snakes, lizards and turtles can now be...

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...

Wolf sightings soar not far from Oslo

Residents of Akershus and Østfold counties have been reporting numerous wolf sightings during the past week. Most describe the wolf they've seen as "big...

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