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.
Please continue reading about Wild life in Trondheim.
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 you some ideas about the
type of species and wild life in Norway. We
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