The emergence of chronic wasting disease among wild reindeer in Norway triggered the decision to eradicate an entire population of more than 2,000 animals. The cull, now complete, was a tremendously difficult process both politically and practically.
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Mysterud, A., Rolandsen, C.M. A reindeer cull to prevent chronic wasting disease in Europe. Nat Ecol Evol 2, 1343–1345 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-018-0616-1
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