A wildlife registry that attracts envy

Foreign researchers and wildlife managers are closely following the Norwegian system for tracking game. "We have a registry that wildlife managers and researchers around the world covet," says Håkon Bergø, from Buskerud county, to NRK Buskerud.

He is referring to the cervid registry, where all data on moose shot are recorded, along with reports submitted by hunters who are in the forest every day at this time of year. "We therefore have a very long timeline with a lot of data, which allows us to see changes over time," he adds. Age analyses and weight data are only part of what is recorded, but they provide a solid basis.

The registry is actively used by both the administration and researchers, and this practice has helped the state of the moose to be better than before, according to NRK Buskerud. The international envy comes not from the originality of the tool, but from the depth of the data accumulated in the county.