The reindeer herding district Voengel Njaarke identified a bear on Dunfjellet, in the middle of their calving land, according to Torgar Eggen, agriculture and reindeer husbandry manager in Grane municipality. A dead reindeer calf was found on Thursday evening, and tracks at the site indicated it was killed by a bear, Eggen said. On Friday, predator contact Martin Drevvatn from the Norwegian Nature Inspectorate confirmed that the bear killed the calf.
The municipality has now applied for extraordinary culling of the bear. The timeline for a decision on the application has not been disclosed, and it is unclear how many bears are in the area or what specific measures will be taken if the culling is approved.