Norwegian authorities on Thursday reported more than a dozen unexplained reindeer deaths in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, considered "highly unusual" for the summer season.
In Norway, one of the most dangerous animals is also one of the smallest: the tick. It is important that you are aware of how to protect yourself and your family.
Wildlife encounters are very common across Norway. Whether you are in the forest, on the road, or even in your own garden, being prepared is important as these situations can quickly become dangerous.
Arctic sea ice is vanishing faster than ever, and scientists expected polar bears in Svalbard would grow thinner. But a surprising new study reveals they are gaining body fat, defying predictions despite rapid climate change in the region.
In Norway, one of the most dangerous animals may actually be one of the smallest - the tick. And the number of cases of tick-related diseases being reported is reaching record levels.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, will urge the companies in which it holds stakes to respect animal welfare, a move hailed by animal rights activists.
Dozens of countries on Tuesday approved downgrading the protection status of the wolf in Europe, a move activists say will upset the recovery made by the species over the past 10 years after near extinction a century ago.
An eagle shot dead in Norway after wounding a young girl had previously attacked several other people, Norwegian authorities announced on Friday, describing the behaviour as "abnormal."
Police in Norway said Monday that foul play was not suspected in the death of a beluga whale whose unusual harness had sparked suspicions it had been trained by Russia as a spy.
Norway's wildlife is just as varied as its landscapes, and there are plenty of animals that you wouldn't want (and are thankfully unlikely) to run into in the wild.
A golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway on Sunday, with her mother and a neighbour fighting the bird off repeatedly until a game warden killed it, Norwegian media reported.
Norwegian animal rights organisations filed a police report over the death of the beluga whale on Wednesday as they believe the whale, accused of being a Russian spy, was killed by humans.
A Beluga whale whose strange harness sparked suspicions it was trained by Russia for spying purposes has been found dead in Norway, according to an NGO which tracks his movements.
The Oslo District Court ruled on Friday that wolf hunting licences granted last winter were legal in a decision that dealt a blow to the World Wide Fund for Nature's efforts to protect the endangered species.
Staff at a meteorological station on a remote Norwegian island in the Barents Sea were treated to a rare display of polar bear intimacy earlier this week.
A report of a reproducing otter has put construction at a marina in Norway on hold until the presence of the protected species at the location is clarified.
Everyone knew that the tiny population of wolves in Norway and Sweden was inbred. Using precise genetic techniques, researchers can now describe the severity of the problem.
Wolf hunting in areas outside of the animal’s designated protected zones has been suspended after the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) sued the state at Oslo District Court.
