March 22, 2010
Wolves
The following articles have been tagged with "Wolves":
Council votes to keep wolves from the door
National: 17 Feb 10
With Sweden's wolf population in critical danger, a municipal council in the north of the country Sweden has courted controversy by voting to stay a wolf-free municipality.
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'Bears most feared by Swedes': report
National: 13 Feb 10
Swedes are increasingly afraid of encountering wild animals in the countryside, particularly bears, according to a new report.
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Sweden preps for post-hunt wolf imports
National: 28 Jan 10
The government on Thursday ordered the Board of Agriculture to prepare for the active import of foreign wolves into Sweden from the east on the heels of a controversial wolf hunt carried out earlier this year.
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Higher wolf cull likely next year: expert
National: 15 Jan 10
More wolves will have to be liquidated next year if the Swedish government’s ceiling level isn’t changed, according to a wildlife researcher.
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Minister dogged by more wolf hunt criticism
Society: 13 Jan 10
Sweden’s environment minister Andreas Carlgren continued to defend the country’s recent government-sanctioned wolf hunt despite a lack of evidence supporting part of the minister’s justification for the cull.
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Wolves liquidated after Swedish zoo escape
National: 10 Jan 10
Twelve wolves were summarily shot by Swedish wildlife park officials after gnawing their way through a fence surrounding their enclosure
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Criticism soars as Sweden's wolf hunt ends
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Jan 10
Sweden's first wolf hunt in 45 years came to an end this week after hunters met their quota of 27 kills in just four days, as ecologists blasted the hunt as rushed and cruel and slammed the government's decision to allow the cull.
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Swedes kill 20 wolves in newly sanctioned hunt
National: 3 Jan 10
After the Swedish environmental authority issued permits for 10 percent of Sweden's entire wolf population to be killed, hunters shot dead more than 20 wolves on Saturday, according to local media estimates.
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Wolves fair game as Sweden sets cull
Society: 18 Dec 09
Swedish authorities have broken with a 45-year tradition and given the all clear for hunters to kill a total of 27 wolves next year in a bid to control the country's burgeoning lupine population.
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Sweden gives green light to controversial wolf hunt
National: 3 Dec 09
Hunters in Sweden will be allowed to take aim at wolves for the first time in 45 years following a Riksdag decision to control the predators’ population, wildlife officials said on Wednesday.
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Liberals reject immigrant citizenship course
Politics: 22 Nov 09
The Liberal Party has voted against a proposal from the party leadership for the introduction of mandatory courses for all immigrants seeking Swedish citizenship.
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Swedish study traces origins of man's best friend
Science & Technology: 3 Sep 09
A team of Swedish and Chinese researchers has discovered that the first ever dogs emerged in an area south of the Yangtze River in China some 16,000 years ago.
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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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Queen defends husband over wolf row
Society: 31 Oct 08
Queen Silvia has leapt to her husband's defence after a prominent Swedish author ridiculed comments made in support of wolf hunting by King Carl Gustaf XVI.
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King sparks controversy with wolf hunt comments
Society: 17 Oct 08
Remarks by King Carl Gustaf XVI in support of wolf hunting have generated a wave of concern from members of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
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Elk safari Swedish style, with a green conscience
Travel: 4 Jul 08
Eco-tourism abounds in the wilds of Sweden, with elk safaris in particular attracting locals and foreigners alike, writes AFP's Francis Kohn.
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Innocent wolves cleared by DNA
Society: 21 Aug 07
Wolves and other beasts of prey take too much blame for the mysterious deaths of tame animals. DNA analysis is now being used by researchers to show that half of all deaths blamed on wild animals can in fact be attributed to other causes.
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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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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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Reinfeldt admits to lower tax cuts
Politics: 4 Sep 06
The average Swedish worker will only be 500 kronor a month better off under the Moderates, not 1,000 kronor as the party had said. That was the admission from Moderate leader Fredrik Reinfeldt.
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Wolf seen in Stockholm
National: 13 Nov 05
A wolf has been seen in a number of places in the Stockholm area over the weekend. After sightings in the north-east of Stockholm on Saturday, the animal was spotted on Sunday in Saltsjöbaden, to the south of the capital.
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Right to kill dangerous animals to be extended
National: 4 Oct 05
A couple of days after a pair of wolves attacked and killed a dog in competition, the government proposes allowing Swedes to kill dangerous animals which stray into built-up areas - if they seem threatening and cannot be scared away.
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Garbomania at the Swedish Film Institute
Lifestyle: 19 Sep 05
The Swedish Film Institute is joining in the Greta Garbo centenary celebrations over the next month, with a complete programme of her films.
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Swede triumphs in Eurovision
National: 22 May 05
Damn shame she wasn't singing for Sweden. Elena Paparizou from Gothenburg takes the big prize back to Athens, while the other Swede, Martin Stenmarck, is left mopping up his tears.
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Swedish elks not as tough as American elks
National: 9 Mar 05
Swedish elks are three times as likely to be killed by wolves as their North American cousins. Sub-standard elks - or just a better class of wolf in Sweden?
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Keeping the wolves from the door: farmer guilty
National: 22 Dec 04
In a double blow for livestock, a farmer is convicted of shooting a wolf that was threatening his and the EU allows longer transport times for injured animals.
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"When I studied at Stockholm University I was exposed to the telephone time concept. If you wanted to talk to a teacher you had to only call during certain times and visit them during certain times. Even if they were in their office with the door open you could not knock and talk to them..." READ »
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