| Summary: | Overall the activities in 2011 have developed satisfactorily and in accordance with the project schedule. The wildlife and power-line corridor subproject is focusing the moose habitat use of the clear-felled area beneath a selected transmission-line section in Bangdalen, Nord-Trøndelag County. Existing data from other NINA projects on moose habitat selection and behavioural re-sponses of linear structures like roads is now included in the project and analysed in a compara-tive approach. Some data sampling still remain, in particular regarding seasonal variations on habitat use along the Bangdalen transmission section. In Ogndalen the data sampling on the ca-percaillie and black grouse population has started and so far the estimate indicate a black grouse and capercaillie density of 1.2 and 0.5 birds per km2 respectively. Patrols along the 7 km long transmission-line section have located a total of 38 bird fatalitiesof which a majority are galli-naceous birds. Due to severe snow melting conditions during the data sampling period in March-April, only one sampling of excrements for DNA analyses could take place. To compensate this loss a final data sampling probably has to take place in spring 2013. The Least Cost Path (LCP) modelling project has chosen the Klæbu-Viklandet transmission line (built in 2002) as a pilot, in agreement with NVE and Statnett, to test the LCP methodology. Subjects and criteria from eco-nomical, technological, ecological and social perspectives are identified by the OPTIPOL/LCP research team, and the work ahead will focus on validating and mapping them. This will be done using a participatory dialog process with the key stakeholders during spring 2012. The first work-shop will take place in February/March 2012. The eagle owl project on Sleneset in Lurøy has, apart from looking at population aspects, also concentrated on mitigating the electrocution haz-ard. Earlier solution to the electrocution problem has focused on e.g. covering the wires in their suspension points. This has, however, ...
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