Critter News

JANUARY 9, 2009

Canada, Russia, the US, Denmark [via Greenland] and Norway want a piece of it. Tags: canada norway national security us russia arctic. AND the Arctic is getting even more accessible due to global warming (knew it would be good for something!) Will control of the Arctic become another national security issue?

Norway 100

Norway Russia Denmark Canada 100

Critter News

MARCH 16, 2009

A limit on the hunting of polar bears by sportsmen and native Arctic people will top the agenda at an international summit in Norway tomorrow, seen as vital to the survival of the predator. In Norway, stalking is banned.

Polar Bears 100

Polar Bears Bears Hunters Norway 100

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

In June of 2013 he embarked on a whirlwind tour of Europe, spotting birds in Iceland , Russia , Finland , and, as you’re about to find out, Sweden: We took a quick flight from Helsinki and arrived in Stockholm, Sweden, arriving at our fourth country on this trip. How could Norway top this? Spoiler Alert: It did! ).

Sweden 164

Sweden Denmark Geese Birds 164

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MARCH 24, 2011

That’s about 400 hundred people in Canada, 2600 in Greenland, 2500 in Svalbrad (Norway), and 700 or so in Russia. As best as I can calculate only about 6200 people live further north than me (and you would not believe how much time I spent today trying to figure out that little number).

Norway 146

Norway Russia Canada Shelters 146

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Illegal spring hunting and round-ups of moulting birds are taking place on the Russian breeding grounds and illegal shooting continues in Norway. “Disturbance on breeding grounds (e.g. from increasing tourism and angling) causes much disruption to nesting birds. Adapted from the IUCN/BirdLife International Red List).

Serbia 198

Serbia Greece Montenegro Bulgaria 198

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NOVEMBER 8, 2023

You’d be lucky today to find even a pair in Hungary, while according to the European Breeding Atlas 2 , it “has almost completely disappeared from S, central and W Italy, Switzerland, Norway and W Austria”. EBA2 goes on to say that the “Grey Partridge has undergone one of the steepest declines of all European farmland birds”.

Hungary 152

Hungary Eggs Fox India 152