Has found over 200 dead sheep – farmers despairs and fears greater loss

– There are little animals to slaughter. It will be, " says farmer Ole Reidar Davis.

Nearly a third of sauebesetningene to Vesterfjellet beitelag in Hemnes in Nordland is taken of the wolverine in the summer.

FORTVILT: Farmer Ole Reidar Davis tells of a season of extreme loss.

Photo: Private

the Situation is fortvilt for the farmers, who have far fewer lambs than expected that they can send to the slaughterhouse.

In addition to animal wellbeing increases the load on the farmers when the compensation for the animals that are approved as jervedrept, not paid until December.

Then, barely with funds to live for, " says Davidsen.

Only bones and cloth again

It began in July, when turfolk told that they found sauekadavre in beiteområdet to beitelaget.

eventually they experienced to find carcasses almost every day.

We dropped 800 animals. Per day, 150 lambs gone and five adults, as we are certain of is taken. Yet there is a part on the mountain. So I fear that the casualties will nearly 200 lamb of god, " says Davidsen.

FOOTSTEPS: One wolverine is observed once, but in the summer it is very challenging to hunt for it.

Photo: Ole Reidar Davidsen

– You know that it is wolverine?

– Yes. It is documented several. Surely a 60-70 of the lambs, " he says.

the Rest get the not documented because only beinrestene and ulla is left.

In another crew in beitelaget came only 76 of 170 animals down from summer pasture.

– Largest tapssituasjonen in the year

It is provided skadefellingstillatelse, but no one has so far managed to get has on the wolverine.

Without the snow to track the wolverine in, is it a difficult task. 10. september started also hunting season.

We can only hope that they have made it out to winter, " says Davidsen.

the County has given funds to the felled as nuisance, to the early nedsanking of sheep, and grants to the shepherds and dogs.

LOSSES: Farmers have lost many sheep to wolverines.

Photo: Ole Reidar Davidsen

a Senior adviser in the Miljøvernavdelingen with the County governor in Nordland, Øyvind Skogstad, understand the despair among the farmers.

NOT HVERDAGSKOST: the Head of department Tore Vatne tells us that there is talk about a significant loss.

Photo: Vilde Bratland Erikstad / NRK

– It is the largest tapssituasjonen we have had to rovvilt in the year. There are quite a few years since we have had lengthy jerveskader, " says Skogstad.

Wolverine is a stocking up on their. That means that it takes more than the need to eat there and then.

the Head Tore the Water in the County says there is no doubt that it is to talk about the loss to the wolverines, and says the descriptions from the farmers appear both realistic and sober.

DOING GREAT DAMAGE: A wolverine in a grazing area is bad news for farmers. Just got this on the picture is, fortunately, in Namsskogan family park.

Photo: Berit Roald / NTB scanpix

They do not have indications that there are more wolverine as he. A single wolverine can cause so much damage, one has seen in the past.

– It's a long time since the last. But we have had extremely heavy losses in some areas in some years.

We have seen similar scope in the past. But this is without a doubt by far the heaviest tapssaken in the year. It is many years since the last time we saw something similar.

the Water tells us that it is difficult to take out a wolverine in the summer. Lisensjakt in progress, and the Water hope you get the has on the predator soon.

Nordland is difficult

Because the situation is so dramatic, will the county maintain a dialogue with Miljødirektoratet of any extraordinary felled as nuisance from the helicopter.

– We understand it very well when it affects individual users so powerful, " says Skogstad.

BONES: With kadaverhund found Ole Reidar Davis a carcass almost every day after they were notified.

Photo: Ole Reidar Davidsen

Målsetninga is to safeguard the interests of both beitenæringa and bestandsmålene for rovvilt. It is very demanding in a number of cases, " he says.

the Area north of Korgfjellet is given priority to the grazers, and there shall be no predators here.

– we Have too many predators in some places in the country?

– We have a bestandsmål on wolverine in ten annual ynglinger. In recent years we have been a little over ten and 11 ynglinger. We are located not far above, but in the Nordland, it is difficult. It is a long and narrow county, with grazing over large parts of the county, " says Skogstad.

SEVERAL CONSIDERATIONS: – Rovviltforvaltninga is challenging. There are potentially major conflicts and the major disadvantages when it happens kind of loss, " says Skogstad.

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