Tag: reindeer
Dreaded disease may have been found during reindeer slaughter
Facts: Wasting disease The disease is also called Chronic wasting disease (CWD) and affects the animal’s brain and nervous system. The most common symptom is emaciation, but drooling, teeth grinding…
61 reindeer hit by the train in Norrbotten
Published: Less than 10 minutes ago full screen The accident occurred near Sikån, at Kåbdalis in Norrbotten. Stock Photography. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT A train has run into a…
Here the reindeer herd shows how to use a pedestrian crossing
When the traffic instructor Mathias Nilsson in Arvidsjaur had a driving lesson with a student, the reindeer gave them a lesson in how to use the pedestrian crossing. Mathias quickly…
Reducing climate emissions brings mining boom to Sweden – nature conservation and reindeer husbandry under threat
According to environmentalists, more use should be made of existing mines and recycling, but this is not supported by legislation. 9.6. 12:19 • Updated 9.6. 13:01 According to the newspaper,…
Kiruna municipality: The Swedish Board of Agriculture is wrong – we will not take care of killed reindeer
The issue of responsibility for traffic-killed reindeer lying in road ditches is dribbled between different authorities – with the consequence that reindeer carcasses remain until they rot away. Meanwhile, they…
Here the reindeer is saved from the Torne River: “Just saw the horns and the back”
The warm weather of the last few days has meant that the ice has quickly become worse and more treacherous. In Čohkkeras (Jukkasjärvi), Marit Sikku was Trägårdh and birdwatching on…
NATO application worries reindeer herders: “Great impact for us”
Both Finland and Sweden have now submitted their applications for NATO membership. This also means that Sweden is now leaving its 200-year freedom of alliance. Previously, Håkan Jonsson, Chairman of…
The two special stages of the Swedish World Rally Championship will have to be canceled due to reindeer – the schedule of the race will be specified later
According to the organizer of the competition, the decision is intended to respect the requests of the reindeer herders in the area. The Swedish World Rally Championship will run on…