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Zoo takes in some seized, neglected reptiles

The popular zoo in Kristiansand known as Dyreparken has offered refuge to 44 of nearly 200 reptiles seized last week by police and animal...

Nearly 200 reptiles seized in Oslo raid

Police in Oslo think they've cracked an international ring involved in illegal breeding and sales of snakes and other reptiles, after they raided a...

Fur farming probe welcomed

Animal rights activists and the fur farming industry itself said they welcome the government's decision to finally appoint a commission to study fur farming...

Bear hunt begins, hunters threatened

UPDATED: Wildlife conservation authorities have issued permission for hunters to shoot a total of 17 bears in Hedmark, Oppland, Troms, Nordland and Finnmark counties....

Police hunt down seabird-napper

Norway was stunned this week by the violent kidnapping of a baby oystercatcher, a seabird known locally as a tjeld. According to eyewitnesses, the bird...

Skiers shot polar bear on Svalbard

Two skiers with dogs said they felt forced to shoot a polar bear on Svalbard Thursday evening when it ran towards them while they...

Rats on the rise in springtime

After a cold winter, the common brown rats with a name dubiously tied to Norway (Rattus norvegicus, or the Norwegian rat) are making a...

Polar bear shot during break-in

An overly curious and determined polar bear made the mistake of his life when he tried to break into a hytte (cabin) on Svalbard...

Film team fined on Svalbard

A film team working for the BBC on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard is being fined NOK 50,000 (nearly USD 10,000) for allegedly disturbing...

Billionaire leaves fortune to animals

One of Norway's wealthiest real estate moguls, Dag S Stiansen, has set up a foundation for animal welfare that will inherit his entire fortune...
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