Assessment of risks to wildlife and animal welfare associated with Lodden, Sami traditional hunting of ducks in spring
Spring hunting for ducks (Lodden in Northern Sami) is part of the Sami hunting and trapping culture. In Norway, this traditional hunting has been permitted in Kautokeino Municipality in accordance with the exception provision in the Wildlife Act Section 15, with quotas for males of several duck spec...
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ftunivmob:oai:nmbu.brage.unit.no:11250/3036836 2023-05-15T17:01:46+02:00 Assessment of risks to wildlife and animal welfare associated with Lodden, Sami traditional hunting of ducks in spring Ytrehus, Bjørnar Bustnes, Jan Ove Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen Eldegard, Katrine Kausrud, Kyrre Sandercock, Brett Berg, Paul Ragnar Bryn, Anders Geange, Sonya Rita Bø-Granquist, Erik Georg Hindar, Kjetil Hole, Lars Robert Järnegren, Johanna Kirkendall, Lawrence R. Nielsen, Anders Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland Velle, Gaute 2022-11-21T12:40:04Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3036836 eng eng VKM Report. 2022, (2022:29), 9-96. urn:issn:2535-4019 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3036836 cristin:2077233 9-96 VKM Report 2022:29 Peer reviewed Journal article 2022 ftunivmob 2022-12-14T23:43:58Z Spring hunting for ducks (Lodden in Northern Sami) is part of the Sami hunting and trapping culture. In Norway, this traditional hunting has been permitted in Kautokeino Municipality in accordance with the exception provision in the Wildlife Act Section 15, with quotas for males of several duck species. However, hunting in the spring may be in conflict with the Nature Diversity Act's principle for species management, saying (quote from Section 15): “Unnecessary harm and suffering caused to animals occurring in the wild and their nests, lairs and burrows shall be avoided. Likewise, unnecessary pursuing of wildlife shall be avoided.” Furthermore, in accordance with international legislation and agreements, the Wildlife Act (Section 9) states that the hunting season should not be set to the nesting and breeding season for the species in question. The Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA) asked VKM to (1) assess risk and risk-reducing measures on biodiversity and animal welfare when conducting spring hunting of ducks. The terms of reference were additionally clarified by the NEA to include assessments of the risks associated with hunting quotas of up to 150, 300, and 500 male individuals, on the populations of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), tufted duck (Aythya fuligula), velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), common scoter (Melanitta nigra), long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), and red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator). VKM was furthermore asked to (2) point out risk-reducing measures in scenarios with hunting bags corresponding to the mentioned quotas of all the six species. VKM, risk assessment, Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment, Norwegian Environment Agency, mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), tufted duck (Aythya fuligula), velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), common scoter (Melanitta nigra), long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator), spring hunting, Lodden publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Kautokeino Melanitta fusca Melanitta nigra sami sami velvet scoter Open archive Norwegian University of Life Sciences: Brage NMBU Norway Burrows ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.300,-74.300) Kautokeino ENVELOPE(23.048,23.048,69.003,69.003) |
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Spring hunting for ducks (Lodden in Northern Sami) is part of the Sami hunting and trapping culture. In Norway, this traditional hunting has been permitted in Kautokeino Municipality in accordance with the exception provision in the Wildlife Act Section 15, with quotas for males of several duck species. However, hunting in the spring may be in conflict with the Nature Diversity Act's principle for species management, saying (quote from Section 15): “Unnecessary harm and suffering caused to animals occurring in the wild and their nests, lairs and burrows shall be avoided. Likewise, unnecessary pursuing of wildlife shall be avoided.” Furthermore, in accordance with international legislation and agreements, the Wildlife Act (Section 9) states that the hunting season should not be set to the nesting and breeding season for the species in question. The Norwegian Environment Agency (NEA) asked VKM to (1) assess risk and risk-reducing measures on biodiversity and animal welfare when conducting spring hunting of ducks. The terms of reference were additionally clarified by the NEA to include assessments of the risks associated with hunting quotas of up to 150, 300, and 500 male individuals, on the populations of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), tufted duck (Aythya fuligula), velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), common scoter (Melanitta nigra), long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), and red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator). VKM was furthermore asked to (2) point out risk-reducing measures in scenarios with hunting bags corresponding to the mentioned quotas of all the six species. VKM, risk assessment, Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment, Norwegian Environment Agency, mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), tufted duck (Aythya fuligula), velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), common scoter (Melanitta nigra), long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis), red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator), spring hunting, Lodden publishedVersion |
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Ytrehus, Bjørnar Bustnes, Jan Ove Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen Eldegard, Katrine Kausrud, Kyrre Sandercock, Brett Berg, Paul Ragnar Bryn, Anders Geange, Sonya Rita Bø-Granquist, Erik Georg Hindar, Kjetil Hole, Lars Robert Järnegren, Johanna Kirkendall, Lawrence R. Nielsen, Anders Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland Velle, Gaute |
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Ytrehus, Bjørnar Bustnes, Jan Ove Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen Eldegard, Katrine Kausrud, Kyrre Sandercock, Brett Berg, Paul Ragnar Bryn, Anders Geange, Sonya Rita Bø-Granquist, Erik Georg Hindar, Kjetil Hole, Lars Robert Järnegren, Johanna Kirkendall, Lawrence R. Nielsen, Anders Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland Velle, Gaute Assessment of risks to wildlife and animal welfare associated with Lodden, Sami traditional hunting of ducks in spring |
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Ytrehus, Bjørnar Bustnes, Jan Ove Bårdsen, Bård-Jørgen Eldegard, Katrine Kausrud, Kyrre Sandercock, Brett Berg, Paul Ragnar Bryn, Anders Geange, Sonya Rita Bø-Granquist, Erik Georg Hindar, Kjetil Hole, Lars Robert Järnegren, Johanna Kirkendall, Lawrence R. Nielsen, Anders Nilsen, Erlend Birkeland Velle, Gaute |
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Assessment of risks to wildlife and animal welfare associated with Lodden, Sami traditional hunting of ducks in spring |
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Assessment of risks to wildlife and animal welfare associated with Lodden, Sami traditional hunting of ducks in spring |
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Assessment of risks to wildlife and animal welfare associated with Lodden, Sami traditional hunting of ducks in spring |
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Assessment of risks to wildlife and animal welfare associated with Lodden, Sami traditional hunting of ducks in spring |
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Assessment of risks to wildlife and animal welfare associated with Lodden, Sami traditional hunting of ducks in spring |
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assessment of risks to wildlife and animal welfare associated with lodden, sami traditional hunting of ducks in spring |
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Norway Burrows Kautokeino |
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Kautokeino Melanitta fusca Melanitta nigra sami sami velvet scoter |
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Kautokeino Melanitta fusca Melanitta nigra sami sami velvet scoter |
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9-96 VKM Report 2022:29 |
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VKM Report. 2022, (2022:29), 9-96. urn:issn:2535-4019 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3036836 cristin:2077233 |
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