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News Sensational discovery of new trapping fa The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) has reported the sensational discovery of a new trapping facility in the eastern section of Reinheimen. The discovery was made just before the first snow fell in October this year. The newly discovered facility consists of a natural ”canyon” with steep rock walls on three sides. Once a reindeer had entered the canyon, it was easy to keep it there. This is according to Per Jordhøy from NINA who has visited the site since its discovery. This isn’t a natural place for reindeer to go, so they must have been deliberately led there by hunters. The canyon has previously been covered by a permanent snowfield. This year, a lot of the snow has melted. The discovery of “beating sticks” and pieces of wood to be used to make “beating sticks” clearly confirm that hunting has taken place here and the form this hunting has taken. The newly discovered facility consists of a natural ”canyon” with steep rock walls on three sides. The discovery of “beating sticks” clearly confirms that hunting has taken place here and the form the hunting has taken (Photo Per Jordhøy).

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