Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Brown bear hunting in Sweden started Wednesday with 486 licenses to kill them, but conservationists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 20% of Sweden’s brown bear population could be killed this hunting season after licenses were issued for 486 of the animals ...

Sweden's annual brown bear hunting season began on Wednesday, with the country's environmental protection agency saying a total of 486 animals could be shot this year. But animal welfare groups are ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. “Swedish ‘wildlife management’ is entirely controlled by hunting organizations like the Swedish Hunters’ Association,” Magnus Orrebrant, chair of ...

Sweden’s brown bears are one of the biggest conservation success stories in Europe. Once on the brink of extinction, their numbers hit historic lows of around 100 in the early 20th century. Careful ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Brown bear hunting in Sweden started Wednesday with 486 licenses to kill them, but conservationists warned that the move would result in a 20% drop in the country’s predator ...

(CNN) — About 20% of Sweden’s brown bear population could be killed this hunting season after licenses were issued for 486 of the animals to culled, despite an outcry from conservation groups. There’s ...