Major grazing damage to the pine trunks in Gävleborg

Every year, the Swedish Forest Agency makes an inventory to check grazing damage on young tree trunks.

The goal is for the annual damage to be below five percent, according to the Swedish Forest Agency, but in Gävleborg and Svealand more than twice as much damage is done.

Proportion of pine damaged by game between the years 2019 and 2021. Photo: Swedish Forest Agency

In the video above, you can see Bengt Danielsson, district manager at the Swedish Forest Agency in Värmland, tell why this is considered problematic.