GPS Transmitters on Reindeer
(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.
Posted: November 17th, 2008 under Norway, Predation, Reindeer.
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South Sami Reindeer Herders in Norway Under Pressure
(Pic - 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 importance [...]
Posted: July 17th, 2008 under Norway, Predation, Reindeer Herders.
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Reindeer News from Norway: Predation, Traffic & Politics
Predation is a serious problem for reindeer herders in the spring and early summer after calving season, as young calves are particularly vulnerable to predation. Kristian Jåma, a Sami reindeer herder from Sør-Fosen in Sør-Trøndelag region said to NRK Sami Radio that he feels that his claims about predation loss are not believed. In a [...]
Posted: June 3rd, 2008 under Norway, Politics, Predation.
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Suurpetojen vuonna 2007 aiheuttamien porovahinkojen korvaukset maksuun täysimääräisenä
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 - [...]
Posted: May 9th, 2008 under Finland, Uncategorized.
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Rise in Wolverine Attacks on Reindeer Baffles Ministry (Finland)
(Wolverine - Gulo Gulo) The number of reindeer killed by predators rose sharply last year. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry reimbursed reindeer herders more than two and a half million euros for lost livestock, the highest figure in 20 years.
The figure was one-fifth higher than the year before. Herders sought recompense for more than [...]
Posted: April 28th, 2008 under Finland, Predation, Reindeer.
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Reindeer News Roundup from Norway, Sweden
Reindeer have been much in the media this last week. Several thousand reindeer from the Swedish side of the border have moved into Trøndelag region in Norway, in search of better pastures, according to this NRK report. This has meant a lot of extra work for reindeer herders on the Norwegian side of the border, [...]
Posted: January 28th, 2008 under Norway, Predation, Reindeer, Sweden.
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