Tag: hunting

More wolves shot amid boycott fears

Around 130 hunters in eastern Norway spent New Year's Day stalking and quickly killing two more wolves, after conservationists failed to obtain an injunction...

Wolf shot near Oslo

Another wolf was shot in the hills northwest of Oslo over the weekend, in the forest known as Krokskogen. Authorization had been issued, and...

Moose starved to death

Wildlife authorities have confirmed the deaths by starving of nearly 40 moose in north-central Norway, and fear the numbers will rise. A disputed reduction...

Dogs accused of tormenting deer

Heavy snow in the Oslo area has prompted hungry, tired wildlife like moose and deer to wander into more open trails, trailheads and populated...

Call issued to end a ‘barbaric’ hunt

Wolverine pups that haven't even seen the light of day are routinely pulled out of their mothers' winter dens and shot by Norwegian wildlife...

Thousands rallied to protect wolves

Norway's internationally controversial wolf hunt spurred more demonstrations over the weekend, this time to save the country's wolves from what many fear will be...

Three wolves shot as big hunt resumes

Determined hunters shot a third wolf on Tuesday as Norway's biggest wolf hunt in 45 years resumed after a forced break between Christmas and...

Wolf hunt resumed

Norway's government minister in charge of the environment has allowed another controversial wolf hunt to resume, even as legal action to halt it proceeds...

Wolf hunt extended after 70 sheep attacked

Authorities in Oslo,  Akershus and Oppland counties have extended an authorized wolf hunt over the weekend until noon on June 9, after several attacks on...

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...
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