Trap ID 1007 – Nuolja

Trap owner: Employees at Abisko Naturrum
Major habitat: bare mountain
 
Locality: SE, To, Kiruna kommun, Abisko nationalpark, Nuolja
GPS coordinates: WGS 84 decimal 68.359492, 18.719197
Or, alternatively, WGS 84 g/m/s +68° 21 34.17", +18° 43 9.11"
 

Additional notes:
After an attack by a group of more than 20 reindeers – when the animals simply ate up the trap – it was protected with an electric fens (visible on all the pictures here).
The trap has been emptied 11 times during July 1, 2005 and July 15, 2006 as follow:
Coll ID      Period
1982         2005.vii.01-2005.vii.13
1983         2005.vii.13-2005.vii.21
1984         2005.vii.21-2005.vii.27
1985         2005.vii.27-2005.viii.04
1986         2005.viii.04-2005.viii.11
1987         2005.viii.11-2005.viii.17
1988         2005.viii.17-2005.viii.31
1989         2005.viii.31-2005.ix.06
1990         2005.ix.06-2006.vi.01
1991         2006.vi.01-2006.vi.26
1981         2006.vi.26-2006.vii.15

Leg.: The Swedish Malaise Trap Project (SMTP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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