Section for the Management of Species
2014-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Founding by complex reorganization
Name
Section for the Management of Species
Short name
VILT
Affiliations
Ministry
Hierarchical level
Section
Superior body
Department for Nature Management
Located
301 Oslo
Tasks (source: www.regjeringen.no):
- Management of predatory animals.
- Management of wild animals, including the management of wild deer, wild reindeer, arctic foxes and sea birds (management of the latter is also dealt with by the Department for Sea and Pollution control).
- Work with the knowledge platform for predatory animals and other wild species.
- Developing strategies related to predatory animals and other wild species. Following up with predatory animal centres and wild reindeer centres.
- Coordinating work with prioritised species.
- Handling questions relating to Sami that do not belong to a specific area of results.
- The Bern Convention.
- The Bonn Convention.
- Legislation: The Norwegian Wildlife Act and the Norwegian Nature Diversity Act.
2016-01-01 00:00:00.0 * Change of name
Name
Section for the Management of Species
Short name
Artseksjonen
Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English