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Fur industry may win protection

UPDATED: Two of the three parties making up Norway's left-center coalition government want to shut down the country's fur industry after repeated examples of...

Deadly polar bear had a toothache

A polar bear that attacked a group of British campers on Svalbard earlier this month may have been especially aggressive because of a toothache,...

Polar bear attack investigated

The polar bear attack on a group of British tourists on the Svalbard archipelago last Friday - which left one dead and four moderately...

Polar bear kills one on Svalbard

UPDATED: A polar bear has killed a 17-year-old British tourist and moderately or seriously injured four others who were part of a British school...

Pet-dumping a problem once again

Animal rights activists in Norway were upset again this week and chiding their fellow Norwegians for a seasonal problem that comes up every summer:...

Bear scare for fisherman

Torstein Røisgaard had perhaps the ultimate fishing tale to tell after a routine trip ended with a major bear scare early Tuesday morning. Røisgaard, from...

Whales pay a visit to Bergen

As many as 100 grindhvaler (pilot whales) swam into the Byfjord just outside Bergen on Sunday and came surprisingly close to the city's Nordnes...

Wolf pact may emerge with Sweden

Norwegian conservation authorities will likely work more closely with their Swedish counterparts in managing wolves that pay no attention to national boundaries. The result...

Compromise triggers new hunts

All of Norway's political parties have finally struck a new agreement to govern predator management policies, under which as many as 30 male bears...

Salmon lice grow ‘dramatically’

A report by the state food authority reveals that lice levels have increased "dramatically" over the last year, especially among salmon, trout and young...
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