Statistics Norway

Big game. Registered decrease beyond ordinary hunting

2   Registered non-harvest mortality of cervids, by county and cause. 2003/04*
  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
2003/04* 8 512 3 408 1 067 32 4 005
2003/04          
Østfold  759  134 - 1  624
Akershus  762  211 2 -  549
Oslo 78 33 - - 45
Hedmark 1 139  729 8 1  401
Oppland  445  238 21 7  179
Buskerud  560  284 10 4  262
Vestfold  231 37 1 -  193
Telemark  478  218 9 3  248
Aust-Agder  294  128 3 1  162
Vest-Agder  259 77 5 1  176
Rogaland  206 13 34 -  159
Hordaland  236 12  212 3 9
Sogn og Fjordane  361 2  346 10 3
Møre og Romsdal  698 16  321 -  361
Sør-Trøndelag  634  256 84 -  294
Nord-Trøndelag  719  422 10 -  287
Nordland  469  419 1 1 48
Troms  140  136 - - 4
Finnmark 44 43 - - 1
By causes          
Felled as noxious  152 42 68 - 42
Felled illegally 73 31 34 1 7
Killed by motor car 5 251 1 403  601 2 3 245
Killed by train  996  841 28 2  125
Other causes 2 040 1 091  336 27  586
1  Including animals perished, killed by predators, killed for humanity reasons etc.

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