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Moose herds crossing river a soothing watch in Sweden

Moose herds crossing the Ångermanälven river in Sweden has been a soothing watch for SVT television viewers.

In recent years, the Swedish broadcaster has used wildlife cameras to broadcast a live stream of the annual moose migration.

Herds of moose cross the river every year in the spring, moving toward summer grazing pastures.

On Wednesday morning, SVT's TV programme 'Den stora älgvandringen' broadcast the first moose swimming across the river.

Just a few days after the programme started - prematurely due to the warm spring - the first moose took their first swim in the cold but apparently almost ice-free Ångermanälven in Kullberg outside Junsele.

The swim was appreciated by viewers and the event was widely commented on Facebook.

Charlotte Campeborn, who watched the moose herds migrate at her home in Stockholm, said it was soothing to watch the programme.

"All of a sudden there are some moose appearing, or maybe there might be an eagle or something," she said.

"So in the midst of all this tranquility, it is incredibly exciting to follow."