Norway's military plans to use a large area of Finnmark in Northern Norway for a bombing range for itself and NATO allies has enraged local residents who use the area for reindeer grazing. This is an online article from the New York Times describing the toll that caribou migration is taking on Eskimos living in the Seward Peninsula.
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The case was announced to a wide international audience, and a large number of indigenous peoples' organisations and NGOs protested against the criminal prosecution of Ayvaseda. On 30 November, Ayvaseda's lawyer received a formal note from the local prosecutor that the case against him has been discontinued because his actions are not considered to have comprised any criminal offence. The Ayvaseda story shows glints of hope for the future, encouraging the native Russian reindeer herders and their international supporters to persevere . Thanks to our common actions, uniting to protect the cause of the human rights, we are celebrating victory. The organization will fund the project on preservation of the population of wild reindeer on Taimyr, the biggest population in Eurasia.