Moose lower body temperature and heart rate in winter Using surgically implanted sensors, researchers have for the first time been able to measure precisely what happens in the body of the moose during the changing seasons. Their body temperature and pulse are at their lowest in early spring - when conditions are the toughest.
Humans curb movements of wild animals But researchers do not think this is necessarily catastrophic. It even makes life easier for a few species.
How to capture a jaguar Before a tracking collar can be placed on a jaguar it has to be caught. Here is how it’s done.
The riddle of rodents Last year so many rodents roamed Norwegian forests that residences were overrun, from mountain cabin attics to house basements. This summer in southern Norway, rodent numbers have plummeted to roughly one-hundredth of what they were just a year ago. Yet no one really knows what’s powering these enormous population swings.
Rodent population swings remain a mystery They’re small and almost unnoticeable, until their population explodes. Now recent swings in Norway’s small rodent populations have underscored the importance of these creatures for the health of the entire natural community.
Wild boars generate worries in Norway A thousand years after they disappeared from Norwegian forests, wild boars now pose a threat to other wildlife and could potentially spread to much of the country.
Winter rains threaten reindeer and voles A small rodent, the vole, shares an icy issue with reindeer in Svalbard. A warmer Arctic climate could bring more winter rains and tougher conditions for the two species.
Norway’s oldest elk A family in Norway has had the antlers of Norway’s oldest elk hanging on the wall of their home for over a century.
