Tag: animals
Wolves and bears stir more debate
Upcoming parliamentary discussions on a safe level for the wolf and bear populations in Norway look set to create more fractious debate, with opposition...
Dogfights in the ski tracks
Clashes over pet policy in the ski tracks are increasingly common in Norway. Some are vexed by the presence of pups, complaining that they...
Planned wolf hunt draws complaints
Wildlife authorities in Hedmark County, eastern Norway, have granted hunters permission to shoot three wolves that have been roaming in the area. Environmentalists have...
Moose antlers to secure local highway
State transportation authorities have come up with another unique attempt to reduce collisions between moose and man in Norway. They intend to hang up...
Animal abuse may be hushed up
Just weeks after appalling conditions were revealed at Norwegian fur farms, the civil ombudsman wants to restrict access to information in cases concerning animal...
Bloody battle over reindeer
A reindeer owner in northern Norway landed in the hospital during the New Year's weekend, the apparent victim of a bitter conflict over winter...
Huge rat ate protein powder
A man in the southern Norwegian city of Fredrikstad managed to trap an unusually large rat in his cellar, reports local newspaper Fredriksstad Blad....
Fur industry faces shutdown
Norway's fur (pels) industry is now under threat of shutdown from the highest political levels, after even more photos from local fur farms have...
Fur industry under attack, again
Norway's fur (pels) industry was fending off another barrage of criticism on Monday, after Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) showed new footage of animals suffering in...
Doubts rise over livestock losses
Norwegian farmers are eligible for government compensation when they report losses of livestock from predators, but the amounts have grown so high that questions are once again...
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