![]() ![]() “This is completely unnecessary – a pure trophy hunt,” she said. The lynx hunt in Sweden is taking place during the mating season when their fur is thickest, making it particularly attractive to hunters, said Marie Stegard Lind of anti-hunting group Jaktkritikerna. Ghost Hunters Stream Every Episode, No Sign In Required 2 Seasons 22 Episodes about Episodes bios About the Show Grant Wilson and team head into uncharted territory to be the first to investigate reports of paranormal phenomena in some of the nation’s most remote locations. In Britain, calls to reintroduce lynx to the wild were rejected last month by the environment minister, Thérèse Coffey.Ĭonservationists point to the role of lynx in controlling Sweden’s large population of deer, moose and boar. Historically, lynx have ranged across Eurasia but have come under intense pressure in many countries from habitat loss, inbreeding, poaching and traffic collisions. The WWF is also challenging Sweden’s explanation for its ongoing wolf cull, Gäfwert said. “That hunting occurs, we do not, in itself, have a problem with, but the extent to which it occurs in relation to the low damage caused by the lynx is unwarranted.” Sweden just had the biggest wolf cull of modern times, where 54 of the animals were killed. Reality fare in which two part-time paranormal investigators answer calls from ordinary people who think theyve seen poltergeists. “The lynx hunt is more about the excitement, and for some hunters, of course, the skin is the motivation.” Neither is wolf hunting – there are no documented cases of wolves attacking humans in Swedish modern times. Henrik Falk, an adviser to the association, told the Guardian: “The hunt is absolutely not linked to any danger to humans. The Swedish hunters’ association, Svenska Jägareförbundet, admits the lynx do not pose a danger to humans. Naturvårdsverket, the Swedish environmental protection agency, argues that the country needs only 870 animals to maintain a healthy population. There are around 1,450 lynx spread across Sweden, about 300 fewer than 10 years ago. Tests on the remaining cats in France show that their genetic diversity is so low they will become locally extinct within the next 30 years without intervention. Photograph: Arterra Picture Library/AlamyĬonservationists warned last month that the lynx population in Europe could collapse unless immediate efforts are made to protect the animals. ![]() After getting an initial revival in 2019 on A&E, Ghost Hunters has made the move to discovery+ with three of the original members of the Syfy paranormal hit now turned former investigators of Travel Channel's Ghost Nation. ![]() A Eurasian lynx pictured in a pine forest in Sweden. Grant Wilson Speaks out After 'Ghost Hunters' Gets Revival Treatment With Discovery+. ![]()
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