– It is unfortunate. Because this can lead to bears staying in the area that they might not want to be in. It can also attract more bears, who might not want to be in the area, says section leader Veronica Sahlén in the State Nature Inspectorate. It was on Friday 2 September that the 150-200 kilo bear appeared at Nyseteren in Snåsa. The hunting team had been looking for the bear for many days when it was suddenly in a shooting range 15 meters from the hunter. Two shots later the bear was dead. The felling permit for two bears was given after several sheep were found dead in the area. The first time they report Bjørnen was, routinely, examined by the Norwegian Institute for Natural Sciences (NINA). There they discovered the bear’s unusual diet. Because inside the stomach there was 4.5 kilos of mass that resembled butter porridge or lefse. There was no sign of prey. – The reason why we report to the police is that this is clearly not a legal relationship. It is not allowed to feed bears or wild game, says Sahlén. She thinks someone has put out the sweets to lure the bear. Lefser was also previously used to lure bears to, for example, game cameras. – There are 4.5 kilograms of this mass found in the bear’s stomach. So there is no question that someone has thrown a lefse or a cinnamon bun into nature. This bear has eaten a lot, she says. In 2020, there was a prophecy which clarified that it is forbidden to use bait or food to lure bears in connection with hunting. This is the first time the Norwegian Nature Inspectorate has reported someone for a breach of this after it came into force. The hunting team owes nectar The leader of the hunting team that felled the bear, Kåre Johannes Selliås, owes nectar because they are the ones who put out the food. – We don’t use anything to lure bears to us. We use to set up game cameras to find the area the bear is moving in, Selliås told VG when it was known that the bear was in the wild. news has tried to speak to Selliås to get a comment on the fact that the case has now been reported, but has so far not received a reply. Damage control manager in Snåsa municipality, Kåre Johannes Selliås, believes the bear may have found the human food around cabins or other places where there are people. Photo: Randi Wilsgård / news
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The Norwegian Nature Inspectorate reports to the police the discovery of 4.5 kilos of lefse in the sled bear in Snåsa – news Trøndelag
