Wolves in National Parks of Norway
låfjella–Skjækerfjella National Park (Norwegian: Blåfjella-Skjækerfjella nasjonalpark, Southern Sami: Låarte-Skæhkere vaarjelimmiedajve)
Øvre Dividal National Park (Northern Sami: Dieváidvuovddi álbmotmeahcci; Norwegian: Øvre Dividal nasjonalpark)
Rondane National Park (Norwegian: Rondane nasjonalpark)
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Eurasion Wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
Turukhan Tundra Wolf (Canis lupus albus)
Hvitulv
gråulv
Ulv
Population Statistics
befolkningsstatistikk [2015-2016; 65-68. 25 cross border with Sweden. Altogether 90-93] ]
Legal Status; Permanently protected on 15 May 1973. In the Norwegian Red List for 2015 wolf characterized as critically endangered .
Lovlig status
Resources
ressurser
Ulv | Miljøstatus
Norwegian Environment Agency
Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA)
Rovdata / Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
Organizations
organisasjoner
Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature (Norges Naturvernforbund)
WWF Norway
NOAH
Friends of the Earth Norway / Norges Naturvernforbund
News Resources & Publications
Nyheter ressurser og publikasjoner
Aftenposten
TV2 (Norway)
LATEST NORWEGIAN NEWS
siste nytt LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS
Wolf and Wildlife News from Norway – Norge
- Genomic effects of inbreeding on Scandinavian wolves | PHYS
09th Feb 2022
- New study shows wolves change behavior around bears | NBC Montana
08th Feb 2022
- Anti-wolf activists howl in Oslo again | News in English
11th Jan 2019
- More wolves shot amid boycott fears – Norway | News in English
04th Jan 2019
- Wolf supporters join meat boycott | News in English
23rd Aug 2018
- Fler vargar skjutna i Hedmark | SVT Nyheter
01st Mar 2018
- Pining for better days in the fjords: Norway’s wolves are being hunted; its reindeer are going mad | The Economist
23rd May 2017
- Norwegian government could lose voters over wolves | The Local
16th May 2017
- Huge Victory for Norway’s Wolves | EcoWatch
22nd Dec 2016
Journal Articles
The combined effects of centralization and carnivore management on sheep farmers and sheep farming in Norway GH Strand – Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2020 Sep
Activity patterns of predator and prey: A simultaneous study of GPS-collared wolves and moose; Eriksen, A., Wabakken, P., Zimmermann, B., Andreassen, H., Arnemo, J.M., Gundersen, H., Liberg, O., Linnell, J., Milner, J.M., Pedersen, H.C., Sand, H., Solberg, E.J, Storaas, T.;Article (PDF Available) in Animal Behaviour 81:423-431 · February 2011
Habitat differentiation within the large-carnivore community of Norway’s multiple-use landscapes; May R, van Dijk J, Wabakken P, Swenson JE, Linnell JD, Zimmermann B, Odden J, Pedersen HC, Andersen R, Landa A.; Article in Journal of Applied Ecology 45(5):1382 – 1391 · August 2008
Three approaches to estimate wolf Canis lupus predation rates on moose Alces alces populations; Hege Gundersen, Erling J. Solberg, Petter Wabakken, Torstein Storaas, Barbara Zimmermann, Harry P. Andreassen; Article (PDF Available) in European Journal of Wildlife Research 54(2):335-346 · May 2008
Human attitudes towards large carnivores in Norway; Eivin Røskaft, Barbara Händel, Tore Bjerke, and Bjørn P. Kaltenborn; WILDLIFE BIOLOGY; Published: 2007
National park planning and local participation: some reflections from a mountain region in southern Norway. Kaltenborn BP, Riese H, Hundeide M. Mountain research and development. 1999 Feb
Attitudes toward wolves in southeastern Norway. Bjerke, T., Reitan, O. and Kellert, S.R., 1998.