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Critter News
OCTOBER 13, 2009
In Sweden, the way they deal with rabbit problems is to shoot them and burn them for fuel. Six thousand were killed last year, frozen and their cadavers sent to a special heating plant in Karlskoga, central Sweden. Tags: Sweden rabbits. Many of them are domestic pets released by uncaring owners which then go on to breed.
10,000 Birds
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. Birding Trips Europe Sweden' How could Norway top this?
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10,000 Birds
MARCH 25, 2011
The national bird of Sweden is the Blackbird Turdus merula , otherwise known as the Common Blackbird or Eurasian Blackbird , though, of course, in Sweden it is not known by any of those names but as Koltrast.* It is common in Sweden but so are many other species.
Critter News
AUGUST 17, 2009
ALF activists in Sweden burned down a greyhound racing clubhouse in Sweden. They took a picture of it burning too.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 27, 2008
From Biteback: On the night of 21 November more than 100,000 salmon were liberated from two fish farms in northen Sweden. These two fish farms are a part of the huge Swedish fish farming industry that kills over 5 billion fish every year.
Critter News
APRIL 30, 2012
Because every year the good king runs an elk hunt in Sweden, along with his son Prince Carl Philip. Wolves kill elk - But King Gustaf wants to kill the elk so he wants to get rid of wolves And why does he want to do that?
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 26, 2012
A twitcher’s worst nightmare.
Critter News
OCTOBER 28, 2010
Some employees from firms in Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland had "puppy killer" and "scum" daubed on their houses. The campaign also used tactics such as false allegations of paedophilia against managers of the supply companies, and posting sanitary towels to their homes saying the blood was contaminated with the AIDS virus.
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
Here is an interesting article about research out of Sweden that suggests that all domesticated dogs may have originated from China.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
Oh to be enjoying birds by Kalmar Castle in Sweden right now… Happy Valentine’s Day! If you can’t be with the birds you love, love the birds you’re with. In fact, you should obsessively stalk them this weekend as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count !
Critter News
MARCH 3, 2009
Nordic EU countries such as Denmark, Sweden and Finland have opposed such a ban, and EU legal experts say it could violate world trade rules. But the bill still needs the the approval of the entire EU assembly and EU governments in order to become law. It will be tough.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 27, 2011
Whatever it was it was killed by hunters in Nigeria, it had the following inscription, I assume on one or both of the rings: “9287963- Reseng Meseuom.hom @ Sweden,” and it made the internet.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
My Mexican birding buddies and I had a good laugh a few weeks ago when we took an online poll from Sweden about how the pandemic has affected our birding. The tipping point was the morning of February 10th, when I saw 20 species during two hours simply by looking out my back window as I had breakfast and read the news online. (My
10,000 Birds
MAY 18, 2013
Strangely, despite their recent lack of success and this year’s dirge-like entry, UK (along with other European countries that you may have heard of (and the hosts, Sweden)) get a straight run into the final without having to qualify in a semi-final. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAh9NRGNhUU. v=gAh9NRGNhUU.
10,000 Birds
MAY 4, 2016
A team of researchers from Sweden, the UK, and Germany collaborated to study intelligence in Ravens, Jackdaws , and New Caledonian Crows. But Ravens (like the fine specimen above photographed by Corey) are no slouches in the intelligence department.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 16, 2020
The Ural Owl inhabits old and undisturbed boreal forests, in an unbroken belt from Sweden and Finland across Russia to Japan, and is rarely seen to the south, only here and there, in the Carpathians (Slovakia/Ukraine/Romania/eastern Serbia) and Dinaric Alps (Croatia/Bosnia/western Serbia).
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 4, 2022
Fate eventually caught up with him when he was killed by a wounded elephant in the Okavango area, though possibly the blow was lessened a bit by being elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since the news of his death had not reached Sweden yet ( source ).
10,000 Birds
APRIL 27, 2011
So says the lead in this BBC News article , which references a recent study done by researchers from the Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala, Sweden and the Donana Biological Station, Seville, Spain. “City dwelling birds have larger brains relative to their body size, according to scientists.&#
10,000 Birds
MARCH 17, 2016
And now, researchers from Japan, Germany and Sweden confirmed what I knew all the time, like if I needed them to tell me so. According to some very rude finches, I was merely wasting my time by their bush, annoying them in the process. Japanese Great Tit, credit: Toshitaka Suzuki.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 17, 2019
Barnacle geese breed mainly on the Arctic islands of the North Atlantic, while the nearest wintering areas also lie along the northern coasts of Europe: the Netherlands and the Baltic Sea (Estonia, Finland, Denmark and Sweden). Here in Serbia, in the south of the continent, this species is a proper rarity.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
For example, in the section on the advantages of single-species flocking behavior, we learn about Eurasian Hazel Grouse in Sweden and Siberia, then Black-capped Chickadees in Ithaca, New York, and then Eastern Kingbirds in Peru and Panama.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
This is followed by a very quick condensation of the work of British ornithologist David Lack on natural selection and clutch size, then by a summary of experiments, including one on Collared Flycatchers in Sweden. And then we go back to the evolution of clutch size.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
Dates of first arrival listed by Schorger (1966) are: Italy 1520, Germany 1530, France 1538, England 1541, Denmark and Norway 1550, Sweden 1556. Diffusion to other european countries subsequently was very rapid. By mid–16th century turkeys were no longer a curiosity and they were seldom mentioned.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 3, 2020
The book’s acknowledgements indicate the number and range of organizations also needed to support development of a guide like this, published on a nonprofit basis; they include organizations from Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Bolivia, and our own American Bird Conservancy.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 13, 2011
Kah Wai Lin Mar 14th, 2011 at 3:26 am White-throated dipper in Nyfors waterfall of Sweden. Perhaps they have left early because of the high water conditions.Warblers were very vocal, I got Lesser Swamp, Little Rush, African Reed and European Sedge (good numbers). Have a great week!! It is cool to see them feeding underwater.
10,000 Birds
MAY 19, 2011
We found that this magnetic field stimulated the birds to extend their fat-deposition period, indicating that magnetic cues may help small migratory birds to confront large ecological barriers. 2 PIERSMA, T., PÉREZ-TRIS, J., MOURITSEN, H., BAUCHINGER, U., & BAIRLEIN, F.
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 7, 2012
These little furry bunny rabbits compete in the Rabbit Grand National in Sweden every year – bopping down the jumping course while showing off their speed and ability, and dreaming of winning the first prize trophy! Just in time for Easter, the latest from VICE’s The Cute Show, features Swedish Jumping Bunnies!
Critter News
DECEMBER 27, 2008
That is one stinky slippery ship," said Sea Shepherd 2nd Officer Peter Hammarstedt of Sweden. The Sea Shepherd crew pursued and delivered 10 bottles of rotten butter and 15 bottles of a methyl cellulose and indelible dye mixture. The message was delivered in Japanese.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 1, 2017
Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 4, 2017
Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden.
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2017
Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 2, 2017
Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden. Lake Constance–overlook just east of Sweden.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
Born in Gambia, raised and living in Sweden , Larsson illustrated three major guides before this one, all authored by Klaus Malling Olsen: Terns of Europe and North America (PUP, rev. Although Harrison did all the artwork for the 1983 title, he enlisted artist Hans Larsson for terns, gulls, and skimmers–the Laridae family.
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