The Norwegian system for wild reindeer management — major development since the 19th century
In the 19th century the hunting of wild reindeer was relatively unrestricted in Norway. This, combined with a more efficient hunting, caused a severe reduction in the number of wild reindeer at the turn of the century. The national authorities responded by stricter hunting control, and in 1930 hunti...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:5c9fe408a7434bceb025417226c6ae6a 2023-05-15T18:03:57+02:00 The Norwegian system for wild reindeer management — major development since the 19th century Hans Olav Bråta 2003-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.23.5.1650 https://doaj.org/article/5c9fe408a7434bceb025417226c6ae6a EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1650 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.23.5.1650 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/5c9fe408a7434bceb025417226c6ae6a Rangifer, Vol 23, Iss 5 (2003) wild reindeer management Norway co-management common pool resources Rangifer tarandus Rondane Animal culture SF1-1100 article 2003 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.23.5.1650 2022-12-31T12:03:46Z In the 19th century the hunting of wild reindeer was relatively unrestricted in Norway. This, combined with a more efficient hunting, caused a severe reduction in the number of wild reindeer at the turn of the century. The national authorities responded by stricter hunting control, and in 1930 hunting quotas related to the size of the wild reindeer areas were introduced. The Ministry of Agriculture decided the number of licences, and the number of wild reindeer increased. During the 1950s a major controversy between the Ministry and local people arose in the Snøhetta area. People there increased their power over the wild reindeer management by organising a "Wild Reindeer Board" (WRB). This inspired people in other districts to organise similar boards. These WRBs had no formal power according to the law, but became important managers of the herds. An official organisation for each wild reindeer area, the Wild Reindeer Committee (WRC), was introduced in 1988. Since the WRCs are official institutions, legal power is decentralised to them. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer Rangifer tarandus Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway Snøhetta ENVELOPE(-2.783,-2.783,-72.183,-72.183) Rangifer 23 5 29 |
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In the 19th century the hunting of wild reindeer was relatively unrestricted in Norway. This, combined with a more efficient hunting, caused a severe reduction in the number of wild reindeer at the turn of the century. The national authorities responded by stricter hunting control, and in 1930 hunting quotas related to the size of the wild reindeer areas were introduced. The Ministry of Agriculture decided the number of licences, and the number of wild reindeer increased. During the 1950s a major controversy between the Ministry and local people arose in the Snøhetta area. People there increased their power over the wild reindeer management by organising a "Wild Reindeer Board" (WRB). This inspired people in other districts to organise similar boards. These WRBs had no formal power according to the law, but became important managers of the herds. An official organisation for each wild reindeer area, the Wild Reindeer Committee (WRC), was introduced in 1988. Since the WRCs are official institutions, legal power is decentralised to them. |
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