The mountain area Stockholm Grundsten,C & Palmgren,G: Fjällboken, Raben &Sjögren 1993

Natural and cultural values  Flora- 700 different species - midnight sun compensate the short growing season  Carnivores  Reindeer-herding

Sami_________________  Sami is an ethnic group in Sweden  Sami have a long tradition of reindeer herding  Reindeer herding is a whole Industry in Sweden

Reindeer-herding  The reindeer are roaming between different pasture in the mountain area during the year  Large carnevores are constantly a menace to the reindeer

1000 Brown bears 50 Wolfs The four carnivores in Sweden are legally protected by  Swedish Environmental Protection Agency  Eu Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of the wild Fauna and Flora rovdjur/rovdjur.html

300 Wolverine1500 Lynx  Wolverine and lynx are a big problem for the reindeer-herding  They cause large income losses for the reindeer farmers

Breakdown of causes of death among reindeer claves up to one year of age  1999 the state paid 35 M SEK to the Sami-village  Reindeer farmer get 1000 SEK per lost reindeer  The meat of a reindeer has double the value

 Sweden both need the predators and reindeer herding  The predators contribute to the origin and the biodiversity  The reindeer herding makes the north part more colourful and promote the richness and the productivity of species Grundsten,C & Palmgren,G: Fjällboken, Raben &Sjögren 1993