March 18, 2010
Kolmården
The following articles have been tagged with "Kolmården":
The animal horror picture show
Lifestyle: 2 Mar 10
If you go down to the woods today, you'll probably encounter nothing more dangerous than a mushroom that's lost it's magic or bombardment from an avian bottom. But the fear of marauding beasts still haunts the Swedish psyche, as Ben Kersley discovers.
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Prize-winning businessmen give the gift of experience
Lifestyle: 14 Aug 09
Crowned Stockholm businessmen of the year in 2008, Brits Martin Charlton and Jonathan Kirby are the people to turn to when it comes to giving the gift of dog-sledding, hot-air ballooning or wolf-patting.
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Weak krona and ABBA key to Swedish theme parks turnaround
Business & Money: 2 Jul 09
The operator of three of Sweden’s largest amusement parks lost money in 2008, but the company’s CEO is confident of an upswing in profits for 2009 due in part to the weak Swedish currency.
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Swedish animal park welcomes newborn gorllia
Society: 22 May 09
Enzo, the 3-year-old gorilla at Sweden’s Kolmården animal park, has a new sibling, officials announced on Thursday.
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If you go down to the woods today...
Lifestyle: 2 Aug 07
With wolves, bears and wild boar, Sweden has more scary creatures than many a European country. But the most dangerous of the lot is also one of the smallest, as Ben Kersley reports.
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Wolf killer walks free
National: 27 Jun 07
A sheep farmer who killed one of the wolves that escaped from Kolmården wildlife park earlier this year has been told that he did not break the law and no longer has any reason to fear a four year jail sentence.
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Escaped wolf found after month-long search
Society: 17 Apr 07
The second of two wolves that escaped from Kolmården wildlife park in March has been shot and killed by a sheep farmer near Strängnäs in eastern Sweden.
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Sweden to phase out Å, Ä and Ö
National: 1 Apr 07
A parliamentary group proposes scrapping the Swedish letters Å, Ä and Ö, citing globalization and competitiveness. Another reason may have been April Fool's Day...
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Escaped wolf found and put down
National: 16 Mar 07
One of the wolves that disappeared from Kolmården wildlife park earlier this week was discovered on Thursday evening. Staff were forced to put the animal down.
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Wolves on the run from wildlife park
National: 14 Mar 07
Two young wolves have escaped from Kolmården wildlife park. Staff arrived on Wednesday morning to find a hole under the fence and an empty enclosure, and have out a search party.
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Falling giraffe injures Swedish zoo boss
National: 8 Feb 07
An attempt by a Swedish zoo boss to anaesthetize a 400 kilo giraffe went terribly wrong, when the leggy animal fell on top at him. The zookeeper was injured, but Måns the giraffe came off even worse.
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Warm winter delays bears' hibernation
National: 12 Dec 06
Sweden's bears, who should have hibernated more than a month ago, have still not retreated for the winter. Higher than usual temperatures are being blamed.
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Comic portrays Alliance as Nazis
Politics: 15 Sep 06
The Social Democrats' allies in LO have been distributing a comic that portrays Fredrik Reinfelt as a baby killer and Christian Democrats as Nazis. LO's leadership has distanced itself from the cartoons.
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Masai performances under fire
National: 2 Aug 06
An anti-racism organization has criticized the Kolmården wildlife park as 'Afrophobic' for hiring five Masai as part of safari evenings. They are our friends and business partners, says the park's boss.
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Baby gorilla on road to recovery
National: 11 Apr 06
The first gorilla to be born in Scandinavia is recovering from the illness which struck him shortly after his birth ten days ago, according to vets at Kolmården zoo outside Norrköping.
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Gorilla born in Swedish zoo
National: 1 Apr 06
A zoo in Sweden said on Saturday that it had become the first in Scandinavia to succcessfully deliver a baby gorilla. "Both mother and baby are doing well," says a spokesman at Kolmården.
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Row as Swedish billionaire snaps up fun park
Business & Money: 18 Jan 06
The sale of the Stockholm amusement park Gröna Lund to the billionaire inheritor of the retail chain Clas Ohlson is proving to be something of a rollercoaster ride.
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Randy shark banished after harassing female
National: 22 Dec 05
Linus the Zebra Shark has been biting the tail fin of Lina, a female who keeps refusing his advances. So he's been transferred from Gothenburg's Universeum to the Tropikarium in Kolmården to give Lina a break from his persistent sharking.
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