Tag: wolves
Wolf debate ‘blown out of proportion’
It was the wildlife preservationists' turn on Saturday to demonstrate by the thousands in favour of protecting Norway's roughly 60 surviving wolves. As their...
Permission granted to shoot another wolf
State authorities have given hunters in Norway's northernmost county of Finnmark permission to shoot and kill a third wolf this winter. They claim there's...
Anti-wolf activists howl in Oslo again
Killing two more wolves on New Year's Day wasn't enough to satisfy those who view the predator as a threat to their livestock or...
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...
Oslo prepares to protect its wolves
Oslo city officials are making moves to protect predators in the vast forests surrounding the Norwegian capital. Many residents have reacted positively to wolves...
Wolf hunt rules set off more howling
Climate and Environment Minister Ola Elvestuen came home from the UN climate meeting in Poland to immediately face howling from all sides, once again...
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...
Wolf supporters join meat boycott
The ongoing battle between those trying to preserve Norway's wolf population and farmers wanting to preserve free-grazing traditions for their sheep and lambs has...
Wolf pups found in eastern Oslo forest
Norwegian wildlife authorities have confirmed the discovery of a litter of baby wolves in Oslo's eastern forest known as Østmarka. That brings the number...
Dog attacks and kills seven sheep
A dog belonging to the owner of a holiday cabin at Nordseter, in the mountains above Lillehammer, hunted down and killed six lambs and...
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