Tag: Norway

Renate Kvernberg and Karstein Hårsaker from the NTNU University Museum
January 31, 2023

Just one degree can change a species

It’s no secret that major changes in climate can affect species. But how much change does it take? Researchers in Norway took a glimpse into the past and found that...

October 7, 2021

Arctic predators drive rodent population cycles

Voles and lemmings are some of the most populous mammals in the Arctic, and their populations go through cycles that rise and fall. But why? That’s long been a mystery...

February 11, 2021

First TWS student chapter outside North America established in Norway

Two U.S. graduate students at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences have established the first TWS student chapter outside of North America. With charter documents filed, the INN University chapter...

November 27, 2019

WSB: Marksmen outperform hunters eliminating infected herd

Chronic wasting disease has mostly affected North American wildlife, but when it appeared among reindeer in Norway in 2016, authorities took drastic action. Government officials ordered the eradication of the...

July 9, 2019

Arctic fox breaks records with over 2,000-mile journey

An Arctic fox fitted with a tracking device recently moved at the fastest rate ever recorded for the species on its 2,000-mile journey from Norway to Canada. The Arctic fox...

April 7, 2017

Norway to cull reindeer herd to stem CWD

Alarmed by the appearance of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Norway, the country’s agriculture and food minister has approved a plan for hunters to cull an entire herd of 2,000...

April 21, 2016

Chronic wasting disease detected in Europe for first time

A reindeer in Norway has been diagnosed with chronic wasting disease, a deadly disease that targets cervids, earlier this month. This is the first time the disease, which was first...