wildlife management

Moose: like having wild livestock in the woods

Moose prefer to browse on deciduous trees. Then conifers take over and affect the species diversity in the forest. One researcher contends that Norwegian wildlife management is not good enough to address what happens in the wake of these large herbivores.

Gråbein, skrubb, varg. Det heter gjerne at «kjært barn har mange navn», men når det kommer til ulv er det sprikende meninger om sannhetsgehalten i dette ordtaket. Foto: Thinkstock

Is the “new” Norwegian wolf really wild?

Loved and hated. Admired and feared. Almost wiped out and restored. Wolves have a long and varied history in Norway and trigger strong feelings on both sides of the issue.