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Norway’s Wildlife,
Managed With Knowledge
Independent news and plain-language guidance on wildlife management, hunting regulations, fallvilt handling and conservation across Norway — for hunters, landowners, drivers and everyone who cares about the wild.
Seven Ways Into Norway’s Wild Side
Every article on viltnemnda.com lives in one of these categories. Pick your trailhead.
Wildlife Management
How populations are counted, targets are set and quotas are decided — from ministry to municipality.
Hunting & Regulations
Seasons, licences, weapon rules and the laws behind them, explained without the legalese.
Fallvilt
What happens when wildlife is injured or killed outside the hunt — and what the law asks of you.
Norwegian Wildlife
Species profiles, behaviour, tracks and where to see Norway’s animals in the wild.
Conservation
Protected areas, red-listed species and the restoration work happening right now.
Safety & Education
Hunter training, the hunting exam, field safety and teaching kids about nature.
News
The latest decisions, debates and research from Norwegian wildlife circles, summarised.
Municipalities across the country are rewriting their harvest plans after Miljødirektoratet’s updated framework shifted how moose quotas are calculated. We walk through what changed, who it affects and what hunters should do before opening day. (Sample article — replace with your own.)
The Latest From Viltnemnda
A quiet regulatory change hands local wildlife boards more room to set their own harvest targets.
Rutting season, early darkness and migrating moose make autumn the peak of the fallvilt year.
The jegerprøven gets updated course material and a new digital test format this season.
Hardangervidda and Setesdal see new limits on development inside core villrein habitat.
Camera traps and snow tracking reveal a slow comeback for Norway’s only wild cat.
Before the first shot is ever fired, these habits keep people — and wildlife — safe.
Found Injured or Dead Wildlife?
Every year thousands of moose, deer and other animals are hit on Norwegian roads and railways. Colliding with big game triggers a legal duty to report — and the municipal wildlife service (viltnemnda) depends on accurate reports to find and help the animal. Here is the protocol, in the order that matters.
Do this — in this order
- Stop safely. People first: hazard lights, reflective vest, warning triangle.
- Call the police on 02800 if the animal is big game or still alive.
- Mark the exact spot and note which way the animal moved.
- Never chase or attempt to finish an injured animal yourself.
- The municipal fallvilt crew takes over from there.
Meet the Locals
Field-guide style profiles of the species that shape Norwegian nature — and Norwegian wildlife policy.
The king of the forest — and the animal most often involved in fallvilt cases.
Norway’s only wild cat, silent and rarely seen, slowly reclaiming old ground.
Europe’s last wild mountain reindeer survive on Norway’s high plateaus.
A careful comeback along the eastern border forests — and a managed one.
Frequently Asked Questions
An independent news and knowledge site about Norwegian wildlife management, hunting regulations, fallvilt handling and conservation. We are not the official municipal wildlife board — for case handling, always contact your municipality or the police on 02800.
Fallvilt is wildlife that dies or is injured outside ordinary hunting — traffic and train collisions, disease, drowning or other accidents. Municipalities are responsible for handling it, and our Fallvilt category explains how that system works.
Secure the scene, then call the police on 02800. Mark the spot where the animal was hit and note the direction it moved. Reporting a collision with big game is a legal duty in Norway — even if the animal runs off apparently unharmed.
National frameworks are set by the authorities, while municipalities and landowner associations set local quotas and harvest plans. Our Hunting & Regulations and Wildlife Management categories track the decisions as they happen.
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