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Coverage dated August 20, 2024

Sweden begins brown bear hunting season with conservationists warning of a 20% drop in number

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Brown bear hunting in Sweden has started with 486 licenses to kill them, but conservationists warned that the move would result

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  1. CNN

    About 20% of Sweden’s brown bears to be killed in annual hunt (opens CNN)

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    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.

  2. The Guardian

    Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears in annual hunt (opens The Guardian)

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    Conservationists say the number of hunting licences granted is too high and condemn it as ‘pure trophy hunting’

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Sweden opens brown bear hunting season amid criticism – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Sweden has opened this year's brown bear hunting season, with a total of 486 animals nationwide permitted to be killed this summer. But animal welfare activists warn populations are dwindling.

  4. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Sweden begins brown bear hunting season with conservationists warning of a 20% drop in number (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Brown bear hunting in Sweden has started with 486 licenses to kill them, but conservationists warned that the move would result

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