8 December 2022 at 15:38 No state-run wild reindeer hunt this winter The government will not carry out an extraordinary removal of wild reindeer on Hardangervidda this winter. The Ministry of Agriculture writes in a press release. – Extraction in winter, with the use of helicopters and snowmobiles, would have exposed the animals to stress during a difficult time. In our assessment, we have emphasized both this, local input to avoid such felling, and uncertainty related to the usefulness of such a dramatic measure. That is why we have chosen not to allow state withdrawals of buck this winter on Hardangervidda, says Minister of Agriculture and Food, Sandra Borch (Sp). VG mentioned the news first. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority and the Norwegian Environment Agency have advised winter hunting of wild reindeer in the fight against scrapie. The herd on Hardangervidda is the largest with around 5,000 animals, a reduction of 2,500 animals since 2017. Last year, the wild reindeer were added to the red list and assessed as “near threatened”.
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