Lycksele Zoo is a

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located in the town of

Lycksele Lycksele (; sma, Liksjoe; Ume Sami language, Ume Sami: ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, provinces of Sweden, province of Lapland (Sweden), Lapland, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants ...

in Northern

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. The zoo was founded by Holger Lithner in 1959 and displays 25 species of Scandinavian animals. In November 2014, the zoo was criticized because a lynx managed to escape from the zoo. It also drew attention in December 2014 after a tourist train driver was discovered to be under the influence of alcohol while driving passengers. In January 2015, a two-year-old dog, a Siberian husky, was attacked by a lynx in Lycksele. As the attack on the dog took place during a walk with the owner in the residential area of Lycksele, this is believed to be the same lynx that escaped from the zoo in November 2014.Lodjur på rymmen attackerade hund
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* Zoos in Sweden Buildings and structures in Lycksele Zoos established in 1959 1959 establishments in Sweden {{zoo-stub