Norway uses technology to document sheep and reindeer losses

The aim of the project is to gain increased knowledge about the reasons for the very high loss of reindeer and sheep in Nordland. Later, both the sheep and reindeer husbandry industry in the rest of the country can benefit from the technology, writes NRK Sàpmi on Tuesday. The technology includes both drones and GPS transmitters on reindeer. Nibio is behind the project. - Using a drone to seek out the position for alarm about lack of movement from the E-bell, can help to quickly find the reindeer. This will increase the probability of being able to document what kind of predators are pests, Nibio writes in the project description. 2020 has been a tough year for many reindeer herders. First in the form of a famine disaster for reindeer throughout the winter, as a result of large amounts of snow, and then increasing predator pressure. - We have extremely many predators in the calving area. To date, it can be documented that around 50 reindeer have been killed by predators. There are ...