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Less wolves and bears killed
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2002-09-25T10:00:00.000Z
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rovdyravg, Registered mortality of large carnivores, wolf, bear, wolverine, lynx, killed by car, killed by train, felled as nuisance, felled illegally, quota hunting, felled under licence, self defence, white-tailed eagle, goshawk, golden eagleHunting , Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
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Registered mortality of large carnivores, 2001/2002

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Less wolves and bears killed

A total of 197 large carnivores and eagles were reported dead during the 2001/02 hunting year, against 194 the previous hunting year. Two wolves and three bears were shot, which is a marked decrease from the year before.

Registered mortality of large carnivores and eagles. 1994/95-2001/02.

90 lynx felled

A total of 102 lynx were reported killed or had died of other causes during the hunting year 2001/02. This is 5 more than in the previous year. 116 licenses for felling of lynx were issued, and altogether 87 were shot. Two were felled in self-defence and one felled as noxious. 12 lynx were killed by cars or trains.

Most lynx were felled in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, where 17 were killed. In Hedmark county 14 animals were killed, and in each of the counties Oppland and Nordland 12 lynx were shot.

License hunting of wolverines

A total of 50 licenses for felling wolverines were issued, and 23 animals were shot. Most wolverines were felled in Troms, where 8 animals were taken. In addition to the licence hunt, 21 were felled as noxious, and 4 died of other causes.

Less wolves felled

In the hunting year 2001/02 two wolves were felled, one as noxious and one in self-defence. By comparison, 17 wolves were felled the previous hunting year. This is due to the fact that as many as 13 animals were felled as noxious in 2000/01, including 9 wolves in Østerdalen in February-March 2001.

More dead eagles

Last hunting year 42 eagles were reported dead. This is 10 more than the year before. 5 eagles were hit by trains and 3 by cars, whereas 34 were registered killed by ”other reasons”.

Less bears were shot

3 bears were shot as noxious, compared with 6 animals the previous hunting year.

Licence hunting on wolverine and quota hunting on lynx,
by county. 2001/02
  Licence hunting on wolverine Quota hunting on lynx
  Licenses issued Felled Licenses issued      Felled
1993/94 11 4 47 37
1994/95 13 8 54 48
1995/96 13 7  103 82
1996/97 13 11  146 94
1997/98 25 9  155  116
1998/99 41 12  139 89
1999/2000 48 22  140 95
2000/01 44 27  123 80
2001/02 50 23  116 87
         
2001/02        
01 østfold - - 8 6
02 Akershus2 - - 8 4
04 Hedmark 1- 1 18 14
05 Oppland 1- 1 14 12
06 Buskerud3 - - 13 6
07 Vestfold3,4 - - - -
08 Telemark4 - - 10 8
09 Aust-Agder - - - -
10 Vest-Agder5 - - - -
11 Rogaland5 - - - -
12 Hordaland5 - - - -
14 Sogn og Fjordane5 1- 1 - -
15 Møre og Romsdal6 - - 1 -
16 Sør-Trøndelag7 1- 4 - -
17 Nord-Trøndelag7 4 - 16 17
18 Nordland6 9 2 16 12
19 Troms6 11 8 12 6
20 Finnmark6 12 6 - 2
1  Permission to licence hunting of 14 wolverine in Southern Norway inclusive
Sør-Trøndelag.
2  Common quota territory for lynx in parts of Akershus and Oslo.
3  Common quota territory for lynx in parts of Buskerud and Vestfold.
4  Common quota territory for lynx in parts of Vestfold and Telemark.
5  Free quota hunting on lynx in the whole county.
6  Free quota hunting on lynx in parts of the county.
7  Sør-Trøndelag: Fosen not included. Nord-Trøndelag: Fosen included.

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