INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Authorities in northern Russia are seeking millions of dollars in damages from neighboring Norway after a herd of reindeer crossed over the
2023, leading to soil erosion and plant life degradation.The nature reserve, which was established in 1992, stretches for 44 kilometers
along the border of Russia and Norway
It provides a habitat for over 3,000 species, including five endangered species on the IUCN Red List.Polikarpova says the damage caused by
us, and then Norwegian herders use them for meat," explained Polikarpova
"If we had wild reindeer [on the Russian side of the reserve], there would be no questions to Norway, because then it would be a common
population."An independent expert in Russian protected areas conservation, who asked not to share their name, told The Moscow Times that
small, and there are quite a lot of animals
If it is destroyed, it will not recover for a long time
requires Russia to allow such animals to move across the border into Russia.At the same time, the expert could not recall similar incidents
in the past involving one country filing a claim with another over harm done to protected nature sites.Norway has yet to respond to the
demands made by the Murmansk regional authorities, who say they are ready to turn to the Russian Foreign Ministry and proceed through
intergovernmental channels if action is not taken.
