Trondheim Animals
and wildlife!
Trondheim Animals are various.There are many species of wild animals in Norway
such as: Elks, lynx, squirrels, Adders,wolves, foxes, roa deer, snakes, deer,
birds, insects, wild cats, badger and bears.
Most of these animals are not
dangerous as long as they don't feel threatened, especially during the mating
and giving birth seasons.
You can go up to the mountains, woods,forests,
fjords without being worried about getting hurt by wild animals. At the end of
this page,watch some funny videos.
Elks (elg)
Elks are the
largest animals in Norwegian woods. The male adult elk can be up to 240 cm
tall and weigh 850 kg.
Many Norwegians who have hunting permissions and licenses go for hunting
during the hunting season in fall and winter.
Elk hunting with dog( hound) is
an old tradition. Norwegians consider it as a fine training. Some of the elk
hounds are born to be great hunters!
Do you know why elks have fur? The
reason is that fur keep them warm and some times they even have fur on their
horns! Such elks are sick and need medical attention. Elks can be very mean if
they feel threatened! Some people say elks are the forest rebel!
Reindeer or caribou hunters are good at finding the caribou.They
sense their smell in the air or follow their traces. In Norway there are
various types of elk hunting such as:
- posteringsjakt : hunters chase the
animal by following their traces
- smygjakt: A hunter senses animal's
presence.
- drivjakt (Noise making): Make some
noises in order to send the animal to a place where hunters are patiently
waiting( this method is mostly used in south of Norway). Based upon my
observations, when deers that hear your rattling, they respond differently!
One, the leader (I guess) will come to investigate where the noise come from,
two will run dead away and seven will ignore it. Hunter's patience and
persistence are very important factors for success.
Trondheim Animals
are under protection of the Norwegian environment authorities.
When you drive
a car on the road, you might see elks and reindeer everywhere. That is why there
are signs that warn you to drive carefully for not hitting an elk on the road
for your safety.
Elks are curious animals!Some of them may come to your
back yard, to see what's going on!
Squirrels ( ekorn)

me and the
curious squirrel
Squirrels are everywhere in Norway, especially on
top of the pine trees in the forest. The red squirrels ( ekorn in Norwegian)
live mostly in upper North and Finnmark. They are very cute, but not as tamed as
squirrels in the United States.
Lynx( gaupe)
Lynx in Trondelag can be found in forest and mountains. Sometimes they attack
sheep which is unpleasant for the farmers in animal production. They are wild
animals but so beautiful. They live in central and north Norway. They usually
eat cat and the other small animals.
Trondheim Animals can be as dangerous as
some other places in this planet.
Hares ( Hare) [Lepus timidus]
They live in prairies and forest and their fur changes color with
the seasons, brown in summer and white in winter. Hares live around Trondheim
and the other cities in central Norway.
Adders (hoggorm)
They were observed in Trondelag. I have seen
one in North of Trondelag on the mountain. If an adder bites someone, gives a
slight fever to the victim. Their poison does not kill at all. They eat mice and
the other small animals and bite if they feel threatened. In summer 2008 many
adders were discovered in Jonsvatnet area in Trondheim. That is why people
especially joggers and hikers were warned about adders in those
areas.
Wolves (Ulv)
Wolves are not too many in Norway. They are protected by the Norwegian
natural environment. They live in the forest and eat small animals. They also
can be found in the upper north and very few in south of Trondelag.
Foxes and Brown bears live in the forest. Brown bears( Bjorn) are few in
Trondelag.They live either underground or inside the holes.
Whale (Hval)
Whales live in North of Norway. They are faithful and
beautiful creatures.
If you ever get a chance to travel to the North of
Norway i suggest you to try whale safari (hvalsafari). You get amazingly close
to them as close as 300 Meters.
The Scandinavian countries are the only countries
that authorizes whaling.Norway started commercial whaling in the early 90's.
There are some arguments about hunting whales in order to keep the ecological
cycle in balance since they eat huge stocks of fish. Whales are not endangered
by its annual hunt in Norway. See their photos here
Birds
(fugl)

Trondheim Animals
There
are various birds in Trondheim.Some of them are very curious and beautiful
birds.
Makrellterne
/ Commontern / Sterna hirundo:

Commontern
(Makrellterne) in Trondheim Trondheim
Animals
The Commontern in Norwegian Makrellterne (Latin: Sterna
hirundo) is a seabird and lives in Europe, Asia and central North America.
They are also called sea swallow. They eat fish and the other small sea
creatures. They live in colonies on coasts, islands and fresh water lakes. They
are very romantic and caring birds. The male bird takes care of the female by
offering fish which is a part of courtship display. They reach an age of 23
years or more.
Seagull
(family of Laridae)

Trondheim
seagull
Seagulls make their nests on the ground. They love to
feed upon live food such as crab and small fish. Seagulls are coastal birds and
don't like to venture far out to sea. They live in a noisy colonies and lay two
speckled eggs in their nests composed of vegetation.
Seagulls are highly intelligent birds and demonstrate
complex methods of communication such as: attacking predators and intruders,
coexist with humans.
Oyster
catcher ( family of Haematopodidae)

Oyster catcher
in Trondheim Trondheim Animals
Oyster catcher in Norwegian Kjeld can be seen in
different colors in the world. They are either black or black and white.
They eat earthworms,insect larvae and the coastal oyster catchers feed
upon gastropods and polychaet worms. Oyster catchers are monogamous and very
territorial birds especially during breeding season!
The male oyster catcher
is very fiddle and faithful to the female! They make their nests in the ground
which may be placed in a spot with good visibility.
The eggs of oyster catchers are delicious! Kidding! I don't know how their
eggs taste. Ok..back to the eggs. They lay one to four eggs and females take
care of eggs while the males engage in more territory defense.
Trondheim Children
love Animals

Norwegian
children are kind to animals. As you see in the picture they enjoy feeding those
curious and hungry ducks in a cold day.
A short
note!
Trondheim Animals contain most of the information
about wild life in this city and the other places in Norway. This page may give
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