Norway's diverse wildlife includes the Svalbard reindeer, Norwegian red deer, sea slug species like Aplysia punctata and Akera bullata, Arctic fox, Atlantic puffin, and walrus. These animals have ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. In 2010, Bjørn Åvik was driving from Sweden into Norway, carrying alcohol, tobacco, and four African gray parrots—intelligent, ash-colored birds he ...

In Vardø, Norway’s easternmost town, seabirds are disappearing due to climate change, disease, and overfishing. Fisherman Jan Vidar Hansen built a “Seagull Hotel” to give birds a safe nesting spot — ...

Humans weren't the only visitors at East Norway Lake Lutheran Church near New London this past weekend. Feathered, furry, and four-legged parishioners of Norway Lake Lutheran Parish, which includes ...

Washington, DC—NOAH, Norway’s largest NGO for animals, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), and WDC (Whale and Dolphin Conservation) are urging Mattilsynet, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, to ...

A Russian "spy whale" who rose to fame when he was found off the coast of Norway in 2019 may have been shot to death, according to animal rights organisations. Hvaldimir, a beluga whale, was found ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway is ...

Melting ice in Norway’s mountains has revealed a trove of cut logs, reindeer antlers, iron spearheads and other hunting tools ...

Most pathogens decreased in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and reduced travel, according to a report published by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute. Diseases transmitted between animals and ...

Norway's wealth funds wants the companies it invests in to put more focus on animal welfare. Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, will urge the ...