Statistics Norway

Big game. Registered decrease beyond ordinary hunting

2   Registered non-harvest mortality of cervids, by county and cause. 2002/03
  Total Moose Red deer Wild rein deer Roe deer
1998/99 8 270 3 215  958  123 4 097
1999/2000 8 366 3 186 1 183  104 3 893
2000/01 8 617 3 338 1 082 65 4 132
2001/02 8 448 3 114 1 189 51 4 094
2002/03 9 570 4 071  997 58 4 444
@2002/03          
Østfold  960  127 2 -  831
Akershus  991  313 1 -  677
Oslo  115 65 - - 50
Hedmark 1 306  895 6 6  399
Oppland  684  390 18 13  263
Buskerud  823  493 10 2  318
Vestfold  289 40 1 -  248
Telemark  667  323 9 14  321
Aust-Agder  344  146 2 2  194
Vest-Agder  273 90 1 1  181
Rogaland  182 7 36 -  139
Hordaland  206 6  190 2 8
Sogn og Fjordane  312 1  294 14 3
Møre og Romsdal  698 23  332 -  343
Sør-Trøndelag  473  187 79 4  203
Nord-Trøndelag  640  426 13 -  201
Nordland  453  387 3 - 63
Troms  101 99 - - 2
Finnmark Finnmárku 53 53 - - -
By causes          
Felled as noxious  175 66 61 - 48
Felled illegally 71 37 16 - 18
Killed by motor car 5 490 1 571  527 5 3 387
Killed by train 1 236 1 031 13 -  192
Other causes 2 598 1 366  380 53  799
1  Including animals perished, killed by predators, killed for humanity reasons etc.

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