Legalectric

Report on the Statnett’s transmission line through reindeer territory:

Here’s a translation, but accuracy of translation?? And yeah, formatting is an issue…

Here’s the rough route of transmission:

And migration pathways of reindeer:

From fb post of Leif Arne Jåma on Fosen Vind:

The Fosen case I will probably never finish defending the grazing area for our reindeer. The Fosen case continues, only with the addition of new stages. Now it’s time again, this time it’s also about energy, now it’s the transport of the electric power. The largest power line to Statnett is planned to be built through one of the remaining winter pastures for our reindeer. Statnett has set the route

, and it has been assessed and assessed by Statnett’s permanent investigator company. We believe that this report does not measure up, because the investigator shows knowledge gaps about the reindeer’s behaviour and local reindeer herding conditions. The energy authorities (NVE) did not grant expropriation permission, because they are unsure whether the “monster line” could inflict a new human rights violation on us. Mao; The NVE also believes that the report is inadequate.

What do we do then? Well, you have to be pro-active, try to document the facts that are needed, so that the Ministry of Energy has a broad enough basis for deciding the case. Therefore, we contacted the very experienced reindeer herding researcher Jan Åge Riseth and asked if he could assist us. He responded positively, and with the talented Marit Østby Nilsen in addition, we became a solid small team, which together has a broad professional knowledge surface. Riseth is the author of the text and analyses in the report. Our co-creation of knowledge has resulted in a strong scientific report. Among other things, we have gathered experience from reindeer herders who have large transmission lines in their reindeer grazing districts. This was a great help in being able to calculate the impact of the planned power line here. Conclusion: We are not against this 420 kV line being built, but spare the grazing areas and undeveloped nature.

Some info on transmission lines and wildlife, including deer. I’m remembering from the Arrowhead Transmission Project some testimony of UV and deer…

One specifically about reindeer, but it’s OLD, had this even older tidbit:

High voltage transmission lines and their effect on reindeer: a research programme in progress

Lee & Reiner (1983) studied cattle behaviour near an 1100 kV prototype transmission line. The
cattle showed no obvious reluctance to graze or to consume water or salt beneath the 1100 kV line.
However, when the line was periodically turned off, the use of the pasture by the cattle increased.
When the line was re-energized, use of the pasture decreased.

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A case study on the effects of a transmission-line corridor on Sika deer habitat use at the foothills of Mt Goyo, northern Honshu, Japan

Electric Transmission Lines | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Power lines and impacts on biodiversity: A systematic review

Effects of the Physical Presence of Transmission Lines

Wires and Wildlife: Transmission Development and Western Migratory Species

Wildlife and Integrated Vegetation Management on Electric Transmission RoW

Wildlife and electric power transmission – USGS Publications