A large number of wild animals live in the forests and wildernesses that cover two thirds of Sweden.
Bear watching by Natures Best
Photo: Håkan Vargas S/ Vargas Vildmarkslodge
The country is best known for the moose that roam throughout the land in large numbers, even in areas close to the big cities. Moose are included in that’s referred to as Sweden’s equivalent of Africa’s “Big Five”, or in our case “Big Six”.
The other”members” are four predators and one prehistoric animal. Wolverines live primarily in Lapland where its prey includes reindeer. Wolves, once threatened with extinction, have now recovered and can even be seen in the southern parts of Sweden. Brown bears that are mostly found in the northwestern forest and mountain regions. The lynx, the Nordic Region’s own big cat, is a breed that survives well in the large forest areas covering the country. A shaggy giant ox, the musk ox, is one of the oldest species of animal in the world - the contemporaries include the mammoth and the cave bear - and lives in the wild in Härjedalen in north-west Sweden.
Not just places where you can look at animals!
In the Lapland region in the far north of Sweden, you can find the most vast, dramatic and spectacular untamed wilderness areas that Europe has to offer.
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