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Illegal killing is affecting the number of wolves in Sweden. This picture shows a wolf in a zoo, in northern Germany. (Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/AFP/Getty Images)
Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Sweden’s wolf numbers slide, illegal hunting blamed

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 15:22 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 15:29
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The number of wolves has been reduced from 355 last winter to 305. Marcus Öhman, the head of wildlife management

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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

Career criminal was snatching eggs from rare birds around the world – including in Northern Quebec

CBC Radio
Posted: Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 09:48 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 09:51
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When U.K. border officials nabbed 56-year-old smuggler Jeffrey Lendrum at Heathrow Airport in June, he was sporting an unseasonably heavy

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Poachers suspected behind dwindling wolf numbers in Sweden

Loukas Christodoulou, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 15:23 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 15:15
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Sweden’s wolves are suddenly disappearing in large numbers, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency says illegal killing is the only

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General Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Swedish drones to combat illegal eel fishing

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, March 9, 2018 at 12:26 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 08:44
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The Swedish Coast Guard and the Agency for Marine and Water Management will soon deploy aerial drones to help stop

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Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Demand triggers black market for wild game in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at 10:01
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Greater demand for wild game has created a black market for gangs of poachers in Sweden who hunt the animals

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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