Management of wild reindeer in Norway
Wild reindeer in Norway are found in 26 separate management areas. Predators are virtually absent from all areas and hunting is the most important factor determining population development through alterations of herd size and structure. Average population density (animals/km2) after hunt was 1.96 in...
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ftunitroemsoe:oai:ojs.henry.ub.uit.no:article/654 2023-05-15T18:03:55+02:00 Management of wild reindeer in Norway Reimers, Eigil 1986-06-01 application/pdf https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/654 https://doi.org/10.7557/2.6.2.654 eng eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/654/621 https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/654 doi:10.7557/2.6.2.654 Copyright (c) 2015 Eigil Reimers http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Rangifer; Vol 6 (1986): Special Issue No. 1; 241-246 1890-6729 density reproduction body weight harvest population increase wild reindeer Norway harvesting info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1986 ftunitroemsoe https://doi.org/10.7557/2.6.2.654 2021-08-16T14:33:37Z Wild reindeer in Norway are found in 26 separate management areas. Predators are virtually absent from all areas and hunting is the most important factor determining population development through alterations of herd size and structure. Average population density (animals/km2) after hunt was 1.96 in Hardangervidda, 1.18 in North Rondane and between 0.78 and 0.87 in Rondane South, Snøhetta, North Ottadalen and Forelhogna. Body size and female pregnancy rates followed a reverse trend. Average net increase of the herds varied from 42.2±10.0% in Forelhogna to 18.8±8.0% in Rondane North. In areas with animals in prime physical condition a high versus a low average harvest rate of calves resulted in a similar number of animals harvested, but a lower total yield of meat and revenue from hunting licences. At a winter population density of 0.8 - 2.0 animals/km2 annual harvest (per km2) of wild reindeer amounts to 0.23 - 0.51 animals, 9 - 18 kg meat and 286 - 850 NKr from sale of hunting licences. There was a significant relationship between body size expressed as carcass weights or mandible length and harvest success. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer University of Tromsø: Septentrio Academic Publishing Norway Snøhetta ENVELOPE(-2.783,-2.783,-72.183,-72.183) Rangifer 6 2 241 |
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Wild reindeer in Norway are found in 26 separate management areas. Predators are virtually absent from all areas and hunting is the most important factor determining population development through alterations of herd size and structure. Average population density (animals/km2) after hunt was 1.96 in Hardangervidda, 1.18 in North Rondane and between 0.78 and 0.87 in Rondane South, Snøhetta, North Ottadalen and Forelhogna. Body size and female pregnancy rates followed a reverse trend. Average net increase of the herds varied from 42.2±10.0% in Forelhogna to 18.8±8.0% in Rondane North. In areas with animals in prime physical condition a high versus a low average harvest rate of calves resulted in a similar number of animals harvested, but a lower total yield of meat and revenue from hunting licences. At a winter population density of 0.8 - 2.0 animals/km2 annual harvest (per km2) of wild reindeer amounts to 0.23 - 0.51 animals, 9 - 18 kg meat and 286 - 850 NKr from sale of hunting licences. There was a significant relationship between body size expressed as carcass weights or mandible length and harvest success. |
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