Mikael Svensson

White-tailed eagle no longer red listed: never thought

For the first time, the white-tailed eagle is not included in the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences' (SLU) new review of red-listed species in Sweden. The species has made an astonishing recovery. "I didn't see that coming 50 years ago," says Mikael Svensson at SLU.

The snowy owl is extinct in Sweden – latest on the grim list

Over 200 species are considered nationally extinct in Sweden. Now they will soon be joined by both the barn owl and the snowy owl. The snowy owl is of course a symbolic species. Everyone has probably seen Harry Potter, says Mikael Svensson at SLU.

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