Sweden has issued licenses to hunters to kill 87 Eurasian lynx between March 1 and Apr. 15. Conservation organizations say ...

The move north guaranteed snowy roads, but also meant the event, the second round of the World Rally Championship, would pass through reindeer herding territory -- which is practised by Sweden's ...

Whether it’s genetics or upbringing, a large number of Sami in northern Sweden spend their summers in Laponia, living in cabins and tending to a few reindeer, fishing, and hunting moose ...

After a full day of making abstract art in snowbanks, we had a chance to explore some of Sweden's other cultural offerings. They eat a lot of reindeer up here, and also a lot of the reindeer ...

Ingá-Máret Gaup-Juuso lives in a Finnish village near the Norwegian border, among the reindeer herding communities of Sweden and Norway. She’s a Sami – the largest indigenous group of people ...

The Sámi Parliament in Finland is calling for reform of the Reindeer Damage Act after the March 13 government refusal to ...

In this context, we explore how Sámi reindeer herders in Northern Sweden navigate the complexity of decision-making on adaptation, specifically decisions regarding supplementary feeding when winter ...

This region has a very delicate ecosystem that is currently being disrupted, displacing reindeer populations and ... Kiruna, the northernmost city in Sweden, is located in the middle of Sapmi, and has ...

Sweden also allows “protective hunting,” in which lynxes deemed a threat to life or property can be killed. In Jämtland county, 12 lynx were reportedly shot in January to protect reindeer ...