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More than 6000 deer killed in traffic
During the hunting year 2003/04, a number of 6 250 deer were killed by car or train. This is a decrease of 7 per cent from the previous hunting year. Beyond ordinary hunting, cars and train continue to represent the greatest threat to cervids. On an average, 18 animals were killed in car or train accidents every day.
Most car accidents
The ratio between cars and trains shows that cars account for 84 per cent of all game collisions. Totally, 5 250 deer were hit by car and 1 000 by train. Roe deer are particularly vulnerable. A total of 3,400 roe deer were killed in traffic during the hunting year 2003/04, corresponding to 12 per cent of the number felled during ordinary hunting. ( See small game and roe deer hunting ). The number of moose killed in traffic corresponds to 6 per cent of the number felled during ordinary hunting. ( See moose hunting )
Most collisions in Hedmark
Most cervids are killed by traffic in Hedmark county. All together, 560 moose and 360 roe deer were killed by car or train in Hedmark county last hunting year.
Other reasons
The category ”other reasons” covers animals that have perished, have been killed by predators, are killed for humane reasons etc. For the hunting year 2003/04 the registered reductions by this reasons were 1 080 moose, 590 roe deer, 330 red deer and 30 wild reindeer.
Registered non-harvest mortality of cervids. Killed by car or train,
by county. 2003/04* |
Total | Moose | Red deer | Wild reindeer | Roe deer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1998/99 | 5 640 | 1 886 | 488 | 7 | 3 259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999/2000 | 5 587 | 1 921 | 543 | 5 | 3 118 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000/01 | 5 747 | 1 968 | 461 | 5 | 3 313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001/02 | 5 913 | 1 945 | 611 | 7 | 3 350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002/03 | 6 726 | 2 602 | 540 | 5 | 3 579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003/04* | 3 370 | 2 244 | 629 | 4 | 3 370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003/04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
01 østfold | 608 | 79 | - | - | 529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02 Akershus | 614 | 158 | 1 | - | 455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03 Oslo | 47 | 21 | - | - | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
04 Hedmark | 931 | 560 | 7 | 1 | 363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05 Oppland | 311 | 139 | 9 | - | 163 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06 Buskerud | 432 | 206 | 6 | 2 | 218 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
07 Vestfold | 179 | 10 | 1 | - | 168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08 Telemark | 267 | 91 | 7 | - | 169 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
09 Aust-Agder | 205 | 68 | - | - | 137 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 Vest-Agder | 166 | 33 | 2 | - | 131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 Rogaland | 147 | 4 | 19 | - | 124 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 Hordaland | 120 | 5 | 112 | - | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 Sogn og Fjordane | 149 | 1 | 146 | - | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 Møre og Romsdal | 577 | 7 | 248 | - | 322 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 Sør-Trøndelag | 503 | 164 | 67 | - | 272 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 Nord-Trøndelag | 528 | 279 | 3 | - | 246 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 Nordland | 335 | 294 | 1 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 Troms | 97 | 94 | - | - | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 Finnmark Finnmárku | 31 | 31 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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