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This is what happens to surströmming on store shelves

Even this year, it will be difficult for surströmming enthusiasts to get hold of the fish. One of Sweden's food giants, Axfood, is stopping sales with reference to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

This is what happens to surströmming on store shelves

Ten thousand freshwater pearl mussels to be relocated

More than ten thousand freshwater pearl mussels in Gävleborg County are to be moved upstream in the watercourses. The move is temporary and the purpose is to protect the animals during the time the watercourses are being restored.

Ten thousand freshwater pearl mussels to be relocated

New hope for threatened dolphins

The endangered dolphin species, the Irrawaddy dolphin, has increased to over 100 in number in Cambodia, announces the country's Minister of Agriculture, Dith Tina. The Irrawaddy dolphin has long been on the brink of extinction, and according to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), there were only around 80 individuals left in 2016, largely due to illegal fishing and environmental degradation in the form of plastic that ends up in the water in one way or another.

New hope for threatened dolphins

Toxic blue-green algae in Gotland

Surface aggregations of the toxic blue-green algae have already been spotted off the coast of Gotland, warns the World Nature Fund, WWF. .

Toxic blue-green algae in Gotland

The weapon against poachers: Radioactive horns

South African rhinos have been injected with radioactive material in their horns. The hope is that the unique method will stop the widespread poaching of the endangered animals, which are being hunted and killed at an increasingly rapid rate.

The weapon against poachers: Radioactive horns

WWF invests millions in Swedish predators

The World Wildlife Fund, WWF, is investing substantial sums in Swedish predators. A total of 3.

WWF invests millions in Swedish predators

Watch the guillemot chicks' first dramatic weeks

Watch the live broadcast as the guillemot chicks jump out from 40-metre high cliffs into the sea. Now this year's broadcast from Stora Karlsö has started, where over 70 cameras follow the chicks' eventful first weeks.

Watch the guillemot chicks' first dramatic weeks