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		<title>Волки идут вслед за оленьими стадами.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Misha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[В газете &#8220;Якутия&#8221; вышла небольшая статья о ситуации в оленеводческом хозяйстве &#8220;Ленинский&#8221; Эвено-Бытантайского улуса Республики Саха (Якутия). — Наше муниципальное унитарное предприятие, пожалуй, единственное в республике и в Эвено-Бытантае, сохранившее прежнее совхозное название «Ленинский», — закуривает сигарету директор хозяйства Семен Андросов. — Имеем восемь тысяч оленей (с частными — 12,5 тысячи), триста лошадей. В этом [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-1021" src="http://www.reindeerblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/26082009-4-1.jpg" alt="26082009-4-1" width="250" height="214" /> В газете &#8220;Якутия&#8221; вышла небольшая статья о ситуации в оленеводческом хозяйстве &#8220;Ленинский&#8221; Эвено-Бытантайского улуса Республики Саха (Якутия).</p>
<p>— Наше муниципальное унитарное предприятие, пожалуй, единственное в республике и в Эвено-Бытантае, сохранившее прежнее совхозное название «Ленинский», — закуривает сигарету директор хозяйства Семен Андросов. — Имеем восемь тысяч оленей (с частными — 12,5 тысячи), триста лошадей.</p>
<p>В этом году «ленинцы» получили чуть более двух тысяч оленят, деловой выход составил 69 процентов. Правда, тугутов меньше, чем в прошлом году. Неплохие результаты по сохранению взрослого поголовья животных у бригад, возглавляемых Александром Мироновым и Иннокентием Колесовым. Одной из основных проблем традиционной отрасли северян Семен Семенович считает нашествие волков. Серые хищники буквально идут по пятам за оленьими стадами. Правда, как он замечает, сейчас за голову волка полагается со всеми накрутками и добавками от «Сахабулта» 25 тысяч рублей.</p>
<p><span id="more-1020"></span> — А как вы охотитесь на серых разбойников: гоняетесь за ними на «Буранах»?<br />
— У нас сплошь и рядом горы: на снегоходах шибко не погоняешь. В основном, стрелки ходят пешком и на лыжах. К тому же сейчас запретили применять ядохимикаты. Хотя сказать по правде, прежние яды особого вреда волкам не наносили. Иногда приходится прибегать к услугам авиаторов. А час лета вертолета — 120 тысяч.<br />
— А отчего стало так много волков?<br />
— Причин немало. Одна из них — стало много зайцев, а волки идут за ними. Еще появились дикие олени, чего давно не наблюдалось. «Дикари» тоже любимое лакомство серых хищников&#8230;<br />
Далее Семен Андросов говорит, что они не жалуются на невнимание Минсельхоза, так, оленеводы ежемесячно получают гарантированную зарплату, за увеличение численности оленей полагаются дополнительные выплаты. «Словом, сейчас благодаря поддержке отрасли со стороны властей дела идут неплохо», — тушит сигарету директор унитарного предприятия.<br />
Касаясь материально-технической базы, Семен Семенович поведал, что на днях должны повезти в стадо жилой дом из бруса, сделанный местными мастерами. Жилье будет установлено на месте маршрута оленьих кочевий. Есть планы по обновлению коралей, работы начнутся после установления твердого снега. В скором времени надо сделать облет стад, доставить туда продукты и снаряжение, заодно вывезти оставшихся ребят, запоздавших в школы. Нелишним будет напомнить, что в последних Играх Севера оленеводы «Ленинского» никому не уступили первого места.<br />
— А какова ситуация с выпасом лошадей?<br />
— Имеем триста лошадей, они пасутся в притоках речек. Нынче травостой слабый. Только в Кустурском отделении выполнили план сенозаготовки, наверное, придется везти корма со стороны. Но не унываем. Бензином запаслись до нового года. Что касается техники, то ее у нас немного. При перевозках в основном пользуемся услугами частных механизаторов, тем более, что это сезонные работы. Еще раз подчеркиваю: мы не жалуемся, живем и работаем, как говорится, не богато, но себя обеспечиваем&#8230;<br />
— А якутские коровы не входят в сферу вашего влияния?<br />
— Ими занимается генофондный питомник «Бытантай», все вопросы по аборигенному скоту к ним.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.gazetayakutia.ru/node/236">Источник</a></p>
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		<title>В Нерюнгринском районе Якутии хищники атакуют новорожденных оленят</title>
		<link>http://www.reindeerblog.org/2009/05/08/%d0%b2-%d1%8f%d0%ba%d1%83%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%b8-%d1%85%d0%b8%d1%89%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%ba%d0%b8-%d0%b0%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%ba%d1%83%d1%8e%d1%82-%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%b2%d0%be%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b6%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%bd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 12:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Misha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[В оленестадах, пасущихся в районе села Иенгра и на территории Нерюнгринского района, продолжается отел важенок. По данным районного управления сельского хозяйства, к сегодняшнему дню отелилось 27 процентов олених. Однако в этом году, как никогда, велики потери новорожденных детенышей оленей. Из 829 появившихся на свет тугутов к настоящему времени потеряно 149. Главной опасностью для оленят в [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-883" src="http://www.reindeerblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/imgphp.jpg" alt="imgphp" width="190" height="125" />В оленестадах, пасущихся в районе села Иенгра и на территории Нерюнгринского района, продолжается отел важенок. По данным районного управления сельского хозяйства, к сегодняшнему дню отелилось 27 процентов олених.</p>
<p>Однако в этом году, как никогда, велики потери новорожденных детенышей оленей. Из 829 появившихся на свет тугутов к настоящему времени потеряно 149.</p>
<p>Главной опасностью для оленят в возрасте до месяца становятся хищники &#8211; атакующие оленестада медведи, волки, а также вновь появившиеся в районе хищные птицы. Поймать ни одну птицу пока не удалось, но, скорей всего, это беркуты.</p>
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<p>Как минимум одну из таких птиц на этой неделе видели в районе реки Амедичи на западе Нерюнгринского района.</p>
<p>Оленеводы на глаз оценивают размах ее крыльев примерно в два метра, длину когтей &#8211; 10 сантиметров. Днем птица, как правило, летает на большой высоте (500-600 метров). При наступлении утренних и вечерних сумерек, когда видимость для оленеводов заметно ухудшается, птица нападает на оленье стадо. Обычно, добившись состояния паники в оленьем стаде, птица атакует маленьких оленят с высоты, сначала оглушая их ударами клюва по голове, после чего выедает мозги олененка. Насытившись, птица улетает. Оставшиеся тушки оленят съедают вороны, как правило, поджидающие неподалеку.</p>
<p>Сложность ситуации в том, что беркуты внесены в Красные книги и России, и Якутии. По оценкам специалистов, сегодня во всем мире этих птиц не больше двух тысяч, а в России &#8211; около двухсот. Охота на беркутов, естественно, запрещена. Но если бы даже она была допустима, здесь требуются особые навыки, которых, скорей всего, нет у южноякутских оленеводов.</p>
<p>Кроме хищных птиц большой опасностью для тугутов остаются традиционные враги &#8211; волки и просыпающиеся в эти дни медведи. Отощавшие за зиму волки, не находя других кормов, с завидной регулярностью атакуют оленестада. Особенно часто нападения групп хищников происходят в ночное время. Причем, жертвами волков становятся не только тугуты, но и более взрослые особи оленей.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.1sn.ru/32027.html" target="_blank">Источник</a></p>
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		<title>Chair of UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Visits Reindeer Herd</title>
		<link>http://www.reindeerblog.org/2009/03/24/chair-of-un-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues-visits-reindeer-herd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Burgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Pic: Dan Robert Larsen / NRK) Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, The Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues visited a reindeer herd in the company of a reindeer herder from Karasjok, Johan Mathis Eira, among others. She compared the journey to the herd as like travelling in a fridge! Tauli-Corpus has been in Karasjok this [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.reindeerblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/img650x367.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-793" title="img650x367" src="http://www.reindeerblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/img650x367-300x169.jpg" alt="img650x367" width="300" height="169" /></a>(Pic: Dan Robert Larsen / NRK) Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, The Chair of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues visited a reindeer herd in the company of a reindeer herder from Karasjok, Johan Mathis Eira, among others. She compared the journey to the herd as like travelling in a fridge! Tauli-Corpus has been in Karasjok this week visiting the Sami Parliament, taking part in a seminar that included topics such as rights and climate change and was  organised by the Sami parliament and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</p>
<p>When informed that she was travelling in an area that was populated by the ferocious predator, wolverine, she expressed concern but was glad to hear that they are afraid of people. The weather was overcast and windy. Said Eira, </p>
<blockquote><p>It is in such weather that wolverine like the best.Then it can sneak in on the reindeer herd and their tracks are hidden (by the wind). Then it is only the crows the day after that tell you what has happened and that  Jerven have some catch&#8230;</p>
<p>In our siida  predators are a problem. Especially wolverine and lynx that both frighten and kill reindeer. We do not need to be long gone from the herd before these predators turn up</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://74.125.79.132/translate_c?hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;sl=no&amp;tl=en&amp;u=http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/klipp/476672&amp;prev=_t&amp;usg=ALkJrhjmhnsKedyLLex1WwSB3_vGsgYNag" target="_blank">You can watch a video clip of her trip here on NRK Sami Radio</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_sami_radio/1.6534030" target="_blank">Source: NRK Sami Radio</a></p>
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		<title>GPS used in reindeer herding</title>
		<link>http://www.reindeerblog.org/2009/03/12/gps-used-in-reindeer-herding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vapsten Sami village in Sweden has been granted state aid which enables them to test new methods in monitoring reindeer. Now, the reindeer will be fitted with GPS transmitters. Jon Mikkal Labba, the leader of the Vapsten Sami village, says that he begins his working day by turning on the computer, to see how the reindeer [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.sr.se/sameradion/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=2693497">Vapsten Sami village in Sweden</a> has been granted state aid which enables them to test new methods in monitoring reindeer. Now, the reindeer will be fitted with GPS transmitters.</p>
<p>Jon Mikkal Labba, the leader of the Vapsten Sami village, says that he begins his working day by turning on the computer, to see how the reindeer behave and where they are.</p>
<blockquote><p>I can see if it the reindeers move a lot and then I know that there is interference, either predators or other things, and then we can concentrate on that area during the day.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Currently, Vapsten have 30 GPS transmitters in one <em>siida </em>(winter group) and Labba thinks that that it is a good number.</p>
<blockquote><p>I think it works very well</p></blockquote>
<p>Jon Mikael Labba says that they have chosen to have the transmitters on large females, because the transmitters are rather clumsy, so the reindeer must be large.</p>
<p>It is an entirely new approach that is under development in reindeer herding. Jon Mikkal Labba admits that, in this way, he may lose contact with nature and the traditional way of practicing reindeer husbandry. But he believes that the old knowledge about how reindeer behave in the wild is not always useful in today&#8217;s reindeer because nature has changed.</p>
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Nature is so altered due to forestry, so that you can not say more how the reindeer are, and in this way we get a better insight how the land looks like and we are in different areas from year to year and use large areas.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>World Reindeer Herders Speaks out on Predator Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.reindeerblog.org/2009/03/11/the-ministry-of-agriculture-and-food-believes-in-reindeer-herders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a widespread debate in the pubic sphere in recent months, regarding predator losses suffered by reindeer herders in Norway. There is a widespread perception that reindeer herders exaggerate their losses and in some cases falsify predator claims in their claims for compensation. This has primarily been led by environmental organisations, but also [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-767" src="http://www.reindeerblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jmt-blog1.jpg" alt="jmt-blog1" width="213" height="160" />T<a href="http://www.sagat.no/index.php?id=1">here has been a widespread debate in the pubic sphere in recent months, regarding predator losses suffered by reindeer herders in Norway</a>. There is a widespread perception that reindeer herders exaggerate their losses and in some cases falsify predator claims in their claims for compensation. This has primarily been led by environmental organisations, but also local politicians and the media.</p>
<p>The pressure from politicians and others about predator losses is a load for the herders, said Johan Mathis Turi, the General Secretary of  the Association of World Reindeer Herders in Kautokeino, Norway.  It is so even if the predator numbers are uncertain, but still are used by the administration as if they are true. Reindeer herders become embittered with all this debate and unqualified criticism, continued Turi (pictured). The Ministry of Agriculture and Food stated that it believes that there is no basis to allege falsification by herders regarding losses to predators.<br />
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State Secretery Ola T. Heggem said that the Oddekalvs Environmental Association goes extremely far when they claim that herders swindle.  &#8221;It is dramatic to accuse people of cheating. There is no basis to assert that they deliberately cheat&#8221;  and added that this is a tough question.  &#8221;It&#8217;s about questioning and problematic evidence, rules, discretion and ratios with a large gap&#8221;. He also denied that animals were in poor condition and found the proposal to let predators lower  the number of reindeer as not being serious.</p>
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		<title>Wolves Kill Reindeer in Finnmark and Kola Peninsula</title>
		<link>http://www.reindeerblog.org/2009/02/02/wolves-kill-reindeer-in-finnmark-and-kola-peninsula/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Burgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ (Pic: NRK) Wolves have been reported in both Finnmark and the Kola Peninsula in two seperate events this week.  RIA Novosti  reported that a pack of wolves has mauled to death a unique herd of reindeer near the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk. The attack occurred at a reindeer farm owned by a local Sami community [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.reindeerblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/11223730img1223709.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-711" title="11223730img1223709" src="http://www.reindeerblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/11223730img1223709.jpg" alt="11223730img1223709" width="298" height="220" /></a> (Pic: NRK) Wolves have been reported in both Finnmark and the Kola Peninsula in two seperate events this week.  <a href="http://en.rian.ru/russia/20090129/119865476.html" target="_blank">RIA Novosti</a>  reported that a pack of wolves has mauled to death a unique herd of reindeer near the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk. The attack occurred at a reindeer farm owned by a local Sami community some 40 km (25 miles) from Murmansk. The farm was carrying out research into ways to tame wild reindeer.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;From their birth, the reindeer calves were taught not to be afraid of humans,&#8221; Valery Strakhov said.</p></blockquote>
<p>Early on Thursday, a pack of wolves and feral dogs broke through the farm&#8217;s fence, and attacked the reindeer, killing them all in a matter of minutes. Farmers armed with pitchforks failed to stop the animals. Meanwhile, in Finnmark, Henrik I. Eira of the  <a href="http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=2425" target="_blank">Statens Naturoppsyn</a> (SNO) is reported in <a href="http://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_sami_radio/1.6459401" target="_blank">NRK Sami Radio</a> that wolves are killing reindeer in the <a href="http://wikimapia.org/8809349/Øvre-Anarjóhka-National-Park" target="_blank">Anárjohka national park</a> . Wolves are rare in Norway &#8211; there are perhaps 12-18 of them.</p>
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		<title>Fortsatt väntan på rovdjursersättning/Still Waiting for predator compensation (Sweden)</title>
		<link>http://www.reindeerblog.org/2008/12/03/fortsatt-vantan-pa-rovdjursersattningcontinued-pending-predator-compensation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Samebyarna får fortsätta att vänta på besked om när resterande rovdjursersättningar kan betalas ut av Sametinget. Sametingets begäran om mera pengar från regeringen, internbereds fortfarande.Allt talar för att Sametinget antingen får låna av sina egna pengar för nästa år, eller att Finansdepartementet går med på att utöka checkkrediten för Sametinget med nio miljoner kronor. Det [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Samebyarna får fortsätta att vänta på besked om när <a href="http://www.sr.se/sameradion/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=2482752">resterande rovdjursersättningar </a>kan betalas ut av Sametinget. Sametingets begäran om mera pengar från regeringen, internbereds fortfarande.Allt talar för att Sametinget antingen får låna av sina egna pengar för nästa år, eller att Finansdepartementet går med på att utöka checkkrediten för Sametinget med nio miljoner kronor. Det blir alltså inga extrapengar för att täcka årets underskott, ca nio miljoner kronor för rovdjursersättningarna.</p>
<p>The Swedish Finance and Agriculture Departments are currently discussing a solution to a shortfall in predator compensation to Swedish Sami reindeer herders, according to a story from <a href="http://www.sr.se/sameradion/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=2482752" target="_blank">SR.se</a> <em>Sameby </em>may continue to wait for clearance on the balance of predator compensation to be paid by the Sami Parliament. The Sámi Parliament has requested more money from the government. Everything indicates that the Sami Parliament may either borrow their own money for next year, or that the Finance Ministry will agree to extend credit to the Sami Parliament for 9 million SEK (860,000 Euro). There will therefore be no extra money to cover this year&#8217;s deficit as a result of the predator compensations.</p>
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		<title>Handölsdalen vill decimera rovdjursstammen &#8211; Handölsdalen to Attack Reindeer Predators</title>
		<link>http://www.reindeerblog.org/2008/11/28/handolsdalen-vill-decimera-rovdjursstammen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>KL</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Handölsdalens sameby har ansökt om skyddsjakt på fem järvar och fem lodjur. Ansökan ligger nu hos Naturvårdsverket. Beslut väntas komma inom kort. ”Över 50 000 renar blir rovdjursföda” Lennart Blindh som är ordförande i Handölsdalens sameby tror att varje sameby förlorar omkring 1000 renar varje år på grund av rovdjur. I Sverige finns det drygt [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a title="Lynx - A voracious predator. Picture - SR.se" href="http://www.reindeerblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/416138_310_213.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-570" title="416138_310_213" src="http://www.reindeerblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/416138_310_213-300x206.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="165" /></a><a href="http://www.sr.se/sameradion/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=2470701">Handölsdalens sameby </a>har ansökt om skyddsjakt på fem järvar och fem lodjur. Ansökan ligger nu hos Naturvårdsverket. Beslut väntas komma inom kort.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>”Över 50 000 renar blir rovdjursföda”<br />
</strong>Lennart Blindh som är ordförande i Handölsdalens sameby tror att varje sameby förlorar omkring 1000 renar varje år på grund av rovdjur. I Sverige finns det drygt 50 samebyar.</p>
<p>Samtliga skogssamebyar kräver att de extra <a href="http://www.sr.se/sameradion/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=2471052">rovdjurspengarna</a> som sametinget får för nästa år ska användas för att höja rovdjursersättningarna för örn och björn.</p></blockquote>
<p>The Handölsdalens sameby in Sweden is applying for more permits to hunt Lynx and wolverine. Lennart Blind, the leader of sameby estimates that they lose over 100 reindeer a year to predators.<a href="http://www.sr.se/sameradion/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=2470701" target="_blank"> Source &#8211; SR.se</a></p>
<p>In other predation news from Sweden,<a href="http://www.sr.se/sameradion/nyheter/artikel.asp?artikel=2471052" target="_blank"> SR.se</a> is reporting that Swedish forest sameby are applying for more compensation from the Sami parliament for reindeer losses to Bear and Eagle.</p>
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		<title>GPS Transmitters on Reindeer</title>
		<link>http://www.reindeerblog.org/2008/11/17/gps-transmitters-on-reindeer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Burgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Pic and story Ságat) By using GPS transmitters on reindeer in the Skæhkere reindeer husbandry district in southern Norway, reindeer herders hope that in time it will be easier to document their large losses caused by predators. Herders in this district in Trøndelag spend a great deal of time looking for carcasses for documentation purposes. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="size-full wp-image-508 alignleft" style="border: 10px solid black;" title="image028" src="http://www.reindeerblog.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/image028.jpg" alt="" width="247" height="164" />(Pic and story Ságat) By using GPS transmitters on reindeer in the Skæhkere reindeer husbandry district in southern Norway, reindeer herders hope that in time it will be easier to document their large losses caused by predators. Herders in this district in Trøndelag spend a great deal of time looking for carcasses for documentation purposes.</p>
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<p>Hans Erik Sandvik, a herder from this district said that he hoped that it would help improve the documentation of predators killing reindeer in the district.</p>
<blockquote><p>We assume that about 40-50 percent of the calves are taken by predators&#8230;but it is almost impossible to document losses. We find between 50-80 carcasses a year, but most, especially calves are difficult to find. Most of our work goes towards looking for carcasses</p></blockquote>
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		<title>South Sami Reindeer Herders in Norway Under Pressure</title>
		<link>http://www.reindeerblog.org/2008/07/17/south-sami-reindeer-herders-in-norway-under-pressure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Burgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Pic &#8211; Torill Kolbu) There was an interesting interview with south Sami reindeer herder Jon Anders Mortensson in Ostlendingen today. Mortensson herding area is the Elgå reindeer district in the mountainous region of southern Norway. In this region there are six herding families, in all about 35 people, herding around 3000 reindeer. Mortensson stressed the [...]]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left;">(<a href="http://www.ostlendingen.no/article/20080717/NYHETER02/135232866&amp;usg=ALkJrhj6OH8IvVg_hteNo1DXk7GkEs6B8g#" target="_blank">Pic &#8211; Torill Kolbu</a>) There was an interesting interview with south Sami reindeer herder <span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Jon Anders Mortensson </span>in <a href="http://www.ostlendingen.no/article/20080717/NYHETER02/135232866&amp;usg=ALkJrhj6OH8IvVg_hteNo1DXk7GkEs6B8g#" target="_blank">Ostlendingen </a>today. Mortensson herding area is the <a href="http://maps.google.no/maps?f=q&amp;hl=no&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Elg%C3%A5+&amp;sll=62.573106,15.776367&amp;sspn=12.962731,37.133789&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;ll=62.186014,11.953125&amp;spn=3.266289,9.283447&amp;t=h&amp;z=7" target="_blank">Elgå </a>reindeer district in the mountainous region of southern Norway. In this region there are six herding families, in all about 35 people, herding around 3000 reindeer.</p>
<p><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Mortensson stressed the importance of the intergenerational transfer of knowledge and that older herders don&#8217;t retire, rather play a critical role in educating the future generations.</span></p>
<blockquote><p>We cannot survive with these big losses to predators, year after year. <span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">It makes me question more whether it is appropriate that  my children become full time reindeer herders. </span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"> Do they have a profession in the future, or will they get an education in another occupation?</span> <span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"> These questions and thoughts arise ever more frequently in my head </span></p>
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<p><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Mortensson gave an overview of the reindeer year- starting with calving in higher ground in the spring, after which calves follow their mothers and eat new green vegetation in lower areas. As biting insects increase, reindeer again head for higher ground and at this time, reindeer are gathered and &#8216;earmarked&#8217; to show ownership. After summer comes &#8216;mushroom madness&#8217;, when reindeer go into &#8216;rapture&#8217; for mushrooms.  The late fall is time for another gathering for slaughter. In the new year, reindeer are moved to </span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">the winter pastures and then on to spring calving again.</span></p>
<p>Mortensson is concerned about the future of the livelihood and whether future generations of Sami reindeer herders in this region. He singled out losses to predators as being the biggest problem in their region. Each spring around 2000 calves are born and nearly 400 are lost -</p>
<blockquote><p><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">70-80 percent of all the dead reindeer are caused by predators.</span> <span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">In addition, there are some still-born calves and some die as a result of stress due to the activity and traffic in the calving area. </span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Calving is a very sensitive time for us.</span> <span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"> </span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">In that time, we want the least amount of interference around the reindeer.</span></p></blockquote>
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