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Sweden Faces Fierce Debate Over Predator Culling

3/5/2025

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In Sweden, a contentious debate brews over the culling of majestic predators like bears and lynx, with authorities permitting the shooting of over 500 bears and 100 lynx. Despite public backing for these large carnivores, hunters push for quotas to safeguard game species, igniting tensions with indigenous Sámi reindeer herders. The UK could soon grapple with similar challenges if lynx return.

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In Sweden, a contentious debate brews over the culling of majestic predators like bears and lynx, with authorities permitting the shooting of over 500 bears and 100 lynx. Despite public backing for these large carnivores, hunters push for quotas to safeguard game species, igniting tensions with indigenous Sámi reindeer herders. The UK could soon grapple with similar challenges if lynx return.