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Wolf hunt extended, under state control
Norway's Climate and Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide infuriated conservationists once again on Tuesday, when he extended an already controversial wolf hunt that was...
Activists try to halt revived wolf hunt
Conservationists blocked forest roads and demonstrated during the weekend in efforts to once again halt a winter wolf hunt. They were "shocked" that a...
State appeals halt to wolf hunt
Norway's Labour-Center government is appealing a court decision handed down over the weekend that extends an earlier temporary ban on this winter's hunt targeting...
Court postpones winter wolf hunt
This winter's highly controversial wolf hunt has been postponed for at least another two weeks, and perhaps indefinitely, after the Oslo County Court heard...
Farmers battle bird flu in Rogaland
An outbreak of bird flu at poultry farms in Rogaland was threatening thousands of chickens this week. All 35,000 chickens raised by one farmer...
Meat producer slashes jobs
Nortura, the Norwegian farmers' coop that regulates the meat market, confirmed Tuesday that 147 workers will lose their jobs at meat-packing plants in Steinkjer...
Cattle killed farmer and his son
A 78-year-old farmer and his 52-year-old son who were moving their free-grazing livestock from one area to another Sunday evening are believed to have...
Farmers seek help to care for animals
UPDATED: Shamed Norwegian farmers and the huge meat producer and market regulator they collectively own, Nortura, now admit that far too many animals are...
Horrific conditions at more pork farms
Animal rights activists have once again revealed what's now being called "systematic failure and animal abuse" at a wide range of Norwegian pork farms....
Angry farmers also sow internal conflict
Norwegian farmers drove their tractors right up to the Parliament in Oslo on Tuesday, furious that the government offered them less than half the...
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