Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Wild salmon’s wild journey in the ocean

28.05.2020
Last spring Atlantic salmon were tagged with satellite tags in Southern Norway. Now they have phoned home.
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Vultures respond to auditory cues

20.05.2020
Vultures and other avian scavengers characteristically circle the skies, scanning the ground for carcasses. New research has revealed that these birds can, in addition to sight, respond to auditory cues indicative of potential foraging opportunities.
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Carbon emissions have made the world a greener place, which has a cooling effect

07.02.2020
The very same carbon emissions responsible for harmful changes to climate are also fertilizing plant growth, which in turn is somewhat moderating global warming. This affects also remote places, like the High Arctic.
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Animals take climate action

02.09.2019
Migratory animals are actively adjusting their traditions to climate change.
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A ray of hope for the golden deer of Myanmar

29.05.2019
Developing state-of-the-art statistical tools that combine different sources of data has allowed researchers from Norway and Myanmar to make robust estimates of population size for an often-overlooked population of one of the world’s most threatened deer species. The r...
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Have you checked your baggage for alien species?

11.04.2019
Are you travelling to the Arctic? Seeds, insects and parasites can travel with you as stowaways without your knowledge. A new short film explains how you can avoid bringing unwanted species that can threaten the vulnerable Arctic environment.
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China and India dominate in greening the Earth

13.02.2019
A new study reports China’s planting of trees and India’s intensive crop cultivation as the main reasons why the Earth is greening throwing doubt on the role of carbon dioxide fertilization, which climate change skeptics have touted as the beneficial effects of otherwi...
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First estimates of body mass change between the breeding and wintering stage in Atlantic Puffins.

07.01.2019
By measuring body mass and wing length of adult Atlantic Puffins on their breeding grounds and in their wintering areas near the Faroe Islands, researchers have now estimated the seasonal changes in body mass for two populations breeding in Norway and Scotland.
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Long-term side-effects of abdominal implants in brown bears

15.10.2018
A recent study from the Scandinavian Brown Bear Research Project has shown serious side effects from radio transmitters implanted into the abdominal cavity of brown bears.
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Environmental benefits of leaving offshore infrastructure in the ocean

05.07.2018
More than 7500 oil and gas platforms and wind turbines will become obsolete in the next few decades. Full removal may not be the best plan after all, according to new survey of international experts.
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Standardization and facilitation of seabird data for use in impact and environmental risk assessments

02.07.2018
A new NINA-report gives recommendation on how seabird data should best be used in impact and environmental risk assessments.
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NINA Annual Report 2017

27.06.2018
NINA’s key statistics and activities throughout 2017.
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Land use in Norway & Scotland

19.06.2018

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Flexibility in the foraging behaviour of the kittiwake may buffer the effect of marine environmental changes

30.01.2018
Recent Norwegian research shows that the black-legged kittiwake is surprisingly flexible when it comes to finding food for itself and its chicks. The ability to adapt makes this small gull robust to changes in the marine environment – that is, if it has access to suita...
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Impacts of salmon lice on wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout

10.01.2018
New report concludes: Considerable evidence exists that there is a link between farm-intensive areas and the spread of salmon lice to wild Atlantic salmon and sea trout.
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Puffin migration patterns suggest that competition and food availability in winter affect breeding success

01.12.2017
A brand-new research article in the renowned journal Current Biology shows how different wintering strategies among Atlantic puffins from colonies spread across the species’ range influence their reproductive performance the following breeding season. Colony size, migr...
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A warmer ocean lowers kittiwake egg production

22.11.2017
During egg-laying and chick-feeding seabirds rely on a ready access to food resources, and the size and numbers of eggs laid depend on the availability of nutrient-rich prey. Data modelling shows that an influx of warm water masses from the Atlantic into the Barents Se...
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