Reindeer Blog

Three young Sami reindeer herders from Härjedalen,  Sweden have started a blog where they write about their everyday life as reindeer herders in this area. The reason for the blog is an ongoing law suit, where the Sami villages have lost their rights to reindeer grazing in this area. And while an agreement would appear [...]

This is a media article in Russian from Sakha News about the planning of a second major gas pipeline. This will potentially add another pipeline to the East Siberian Pacific pipeline which although only operative for a year, has already had reports of accidents – see route of the ESPO here). This new pipeline will [...]

MARKBYGDEN, Sweden, By Marc Preel (AFP) — While community opposition often blocks or hampers new wind power projects, Sweden has managed to break ground for Europe’s largest wind park counting more than 1,000 giant turbines, with barely a whisper of protest. The secret? The giant Markbygden wind farm — covering more than 500 square kilometres, [...]

Heavy calves survive Preliminary results from Swedish University of Agriculture Sciences (SLU) by researcher Birgitta Åhman show there is a relationship between female reindeer condition, the weight of calves and calf survival. “This can help the herders in their choice of which reindeer should remain in the herd,” she says.

In Norway, there is a unique police force called The Reindeer Police, which was established in 1950. They are a special unit of  the Norwegian police service and their main task is to police Sami reindeer herding in the county of Finnmark. In addition, the Reindeer Police is also charged with the task of combating [...]

Поголовье оленей в Коми стабилизировалось в соответствии с площадями пастбищ. Об этом сообщили «Комиинформу» в Министерстве сельского хозяйства и продовольствия региона. По данным ведомства, поголовье оленей по состоянию на 1 января 2009 года составило 64825 оленей, что на 4326 голов больше, чем год назад. Производство мяса в живой массе составило 7262,8 центнера, что на 931,8 [...]

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 [...]

Maa- ja metsätalousministeriö on päättänyt maksaa 1 732 261 euroa korvauksia loppuvuonna (1.7-31.12.2007) aiheutuneista porovahingoista sekä alkuvuonna (1.1. – 30.6.2007) aiheutuneista porovahingoista siltä osin kuin niitä ei vielä oltu korvattu täysimääräisesti. (Summary in English: The Finnish Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture has decided to pay subsidies of 1 732 261 € to cover the damages [...]