Damage from predation on the reindeer husbandry area in Finland during the years 1976-83 [wolverines]
1985
Nieminen, M. | Leppaeluoto, J. (Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Inst., Rovaniemi (Finland). Reindeer Research)
During the years 1976-1983 predators killed a total of 8900 reindeer in Finland. The highest numbers of reindeer killed by predators were found in the marked areas of Inari, Kuusamo and Sodankylae and in the reindeer herding areas of Kaesivarsi (a total of 873 reindeer), Kemi-Sompio (731), Lappi (658) and northern Salla (632). With the exception of the Kaesivarsi reindeer herding area, predator damage was more or less concentrated on the reindeer herding areas on the eastern border. During 1977-1982 the majority of reindeer killed by predators were hinds (49.6%) and calves (41.0%). Predators killed most reindeer in April-June. In May and June the majority of reindeer killed by predators were calves. During 1977-83 most reindeer were killed by wolves (27.6%) and wolverine (25.4%), bear (24.8%) and eagles (14.5%). Wolves killed reindeer mainly in the autumn and early winter during the soft snow period. Wolverine and lynx killed reindeer in February-April in crusted snow conditions. Bears killed most reindeer during the calving period in May-June and reindeer killed by eagles were found in plenty in spring and summer
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