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Sniffing out an invasive threat: Trained dogs join hunt for flatworms
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Sniffing out an invasive threat: Trained dogs join hunt for flatworms

The 2025 growing season is marked by a feverish hunt for the slug on nurseries and retail gardens. An invasive leaf-eating slug from South America must be stopped – the mistake made when the Spanish slug arrived in Sweden must not be repeated
Silent Suffering: Neglect of Small Pets Like Rabbits and Guinea Pigs Often Goes Unreported
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Silent Suffering: Neglect of Small Pets Like Rabbits and Guinea Pigs Often Goes Unreported

Neglected dogs and cats smell and make noise and are hard for those around them to miss. But small animals like rabbits and guinea pigs usually go under the radar
Animal Hoarding Crisis: Dogs Rescued from Extreme Collectors in Sweden
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Animal Hoarding Crisis: Dogs Rescued from Extreme Collectors in Sweden

Last year, Hundstallet received 200 dogs that were seized from extreme animal collectors. So far this year, they are already up to 67
Critics Challenge Proposal to End Summer Grazing for Swedish Dairy Cows
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Critics Challenge Proposal to End Summer Grazing for Swedish Dairy Cows

The opposition is great against withdrawing dairy cows' right to graze outdoors during the summer. Critics warn that it is bad for the cows' health and that fewer will choose to buy Swedish
Wind Farm Cable Approval Granted but Vattenfall Faces Cost Hurdle
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Wind Farm Cable Approval Granted but Vattenfall Faces Cost Hurdle

The Government grants permission for the power cables to a new offshore wind farm outside Falkenberg. But Vattenfall will have to foot the bill – which means the project may never happen
Summer House Buyers Urged to Consider Climate Risks in Sweden
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Summer House Buyers Urged to Consider Climate Risks in Sweden

In five years, more than 12,000 leisure homes have been damaged so severely by natural disasters that insurance money has been paid out. Länsförsäkringar Fastighetsförmedling believes that many homebuyers have poor knowledge of the risks
Sweden Seeks New Investors for Bankrupt Northvolt Battery Firm
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Sweden Seeks New Investors for Bankrupt Northvolt Battery Firm

Business Sweden is to find possible owners and investors for bankrupt Northvolt on behalf of the government.
Ancient Neck Ring Discovery in Sweden Revealed as Modern Prank
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Ancient Neck Ring Discovery in Sweden Revealed as Modern Prank

Mystery Deepens Over Trollhättan Neck Ring: Is It Really Gold?
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Mystery Deepens Over Trollhättan Neck Ring: Is It Really Gold?

To speak is silver and to be silent is gold. But the question is what applies to the noted discovery of an old neck ring in Trollhättan
Sick parrot didn't get care – owner prosecuted
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Sick parrot didn't get care – owner prosecuted

The Gold Find – "Sensational" Neck Ring
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The Gold Find – "Sensational" Neck Ring

During my excavation work, something glimmered in the clay. It turned out to be a over 2,000 year old gold necklace
Unusual Viking find on Öland
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Unusual Viking find on Öland

Invasive Flatworm Survived the Winter
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Invasive Flatworm Survived the Winter

The invasive flatworm Obama nungara, which was first found in Sweden in November, has survived the winter.
Over 30 Cats and a Dog Rescued from Squalor in Östra Göinge Home Raid
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Over 30 Cats and a Dog Rescued from Squalor in Östra Göinge Home Raid

Long-awaited Crane Spotted at Hornborgasjön
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Long-awaited Crane Spotted at Hornborgasjön

This year's first crane has been spotted at Lake Hornborga - a sure sign of spring. "The first crane is so long-awaited", says the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland in a press release
Environmental Zone in Stockholm Does Not Break the Law
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Environmental Zone in Stockholm Does Not Break the Law

The Administrative Court does not believe that the red-green government's approval of an environmental zone in central Stockholm violates the law. The Court therefore dismisses the appeals that have been made
Lack of Snow Causes Major Problems Along Mountain Trails
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Lack of Snow Causes Major Problems Along Mountain Trails

Lack of snow and open watercourses make it challenging right now to get around on several ski and snowmobile trails in the mountains. The advice is: update yourself on the situation before you embark on a longer trip
She becomes the Sweden Democrats' first County Governor
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She becomes the Sweden Democrats' first County Governor

Prison for Gross Animal Cruelty
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Prison for Gross Animal Cruelty

A record number of wolves were shot in self-defense last year
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A record number of wolves were shot in self-defense last year

Now the Constitutional Committee is also reporting Ulf Kristersson
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Now the Constitutional Committee is also reporting Ulf Kristersson

The Social Democrats are reporting Ulf Kristersson (M) to the Constitutional Committee following the developments surrounding Henrik Landerholm. According to the party's defense policy spokesperson Peter Hultqvist, there are question marks surrounding the recruitment
The Forest's "Bandits" Attract New Plants
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The Forest's "Bandits" Attract New Plants

Wild boars not only cause problems. When the animals let their snouts work in planted forests, more plants emerge, according to a new dissertation
The Government Gives the Green Light for Mine in Kiruna
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The Government Gives the Green Light for Mine in Kiruna

The environmental permit was already in place at home. Now, the government has in practice run over Kiruna municipality
Wolf shot – threatened hunting dogs
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Wolf shot – threatened hunting dogs

A threatening wolf was shot in the Brängenreviret area between Mullsjö and Ulricehamn over the weekend, reports P4 Jönköping.
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