By Staff, newsinenglish.no; December 11, 2017
Sami reindeer herders and not least their animals suffered yet another tragedy during the weekend, when a passenger train run by railway NSB plowed once again into a herd of around 80 reindeer grazing on the tracks. Around 20 had to be killed because they were so badly injured.
It’s the latest in a string of collisions between trains and the freely grazing reindeer that are, however, considered tame since they’re under herders’ control. There are no fences, however, along lengthy stretches of the tracks used by the northern train line known as Nordlandsbanen, which runs between Trondheim and Bodø. It’s often hard for herders to reach remote areas where their animals can wander, while fences are costly over such vast areas.
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