In the letter, signed by Martin Jonsson, head of the field unit, it appears that what remains in the Järvinventering will not be implemented. This is because the need for ex post controls is greater than the means available for them. What remains are bare ground checks, which will not now take place.
Earlier this year, the County Administrative Board announced that there may be challenging conditions for the carnivore inventory due to lack of funds and that the funds available for the business must be managed this year.
Reindeer herders: "The appropriation may be reduced"
According to Stig Allas, head of carnivores in Talma Sami village, it is an extremely serious situation that bare ground inspections should not be carried out.
"Many of the Sami communities have their results confirmed via the last bare ground check, where you can confirm hair and other things that show that it is a wolverine. Confirmed wolverine rejuvenations form the basis for the appropriation for next year, and if confirmed rejuvenations decrease, the appropriation also decreases the following year," says Stig Allas.
Jan Rannerud, chairman of the Sami Parliament's reindeer husbandry committee, also sees problems with post-checks not being carried out.
"The problem may be that if the county administrative board chooses to toughen a case like this, the Sami community could lose compensation, that's the big danger in this. The County Administrative Board must have the resources to be able to carry out bare ground inspections and so they must bear in mind that if you cannot make a check for lack of funds, that is not a reason to refuse a rejuvenation, says Jan Rannerud.