Reindeer circle inside a corral as Sami herders gather some 1,500 reindeer to identify, separate and return them to their owners after their herds mixed together while grazing up on the Finnmark plateau, in Jergul, Norway, March 12, 2024. It is minus 6 degrees Celsius in Arctic Norway and some 30 Indigenous Sami herders have gathered 1,500 reindeer in a corral, sorting who owns which animal after the herds mixed while grazing up on the Finnmark plateau. It is also an opportunity to discuss their big worry - a planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant. The line will be built on pastures the herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Reindeer move in a corral as they wait to be identified and separated by their owners as the herds mixed together while grazing up on the Finnmark plateau, in Jergul, Norway, March 12, 2024. It is minus 6 degrees Celsius in Arctic Norway and some 30 Indigenous Sami herders have gathered 1,500 reindeer in a corral, sorting who owns which animal after the herds mixed while grazing up on the Finnmark plateau. It is also an opportunity to discuss their big worry - a planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant. The line will be built on pastures the herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A Sami reindeer herder checks the teeth of a reindeer to determine its age, inside a corral, after herds mixed together while grazing up on the Finnmark plateau, in Jergul, Norway, March 12, 2024. It is minus 6 degrees Celsius in Arctic Norway and some 30 Indigenous Sami herders have gathered 1,500 reindeer in a corral, sorting who owns which animal after the herds mixed while grazing up on the Finnmark plateau. It is also an opportunity to discuss their big worry - a planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant. The line will be built on pastures the herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, prepares to lift a bag containing supplementary feed pellets for reindeer onto a sledge outside his cabin near Geadgebarjavri up on the Finnmark plateau, Norway, March 13, 2024. Herders are under pressure on several fronts, including from climate change. They now have to supplement the animals' feed as milder weather has resulted in ice layers forming from rain showers that then freeze - meaning the reindeer cannot always dig for lichen with their hooves. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, spreads supplementary feed pellets from a bag for his reindeer near Geadgebarjavri up on the Finnmark plateau, Norway, March 13, 2024. Herders are under pressure on several fronts, including from climate change. They now have to supplement the animals' feed as milder weather has resulted in ice layers forming from rain showers that then freeze - meaning the reindeer cannot always dig for lichen with their hooves. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, rides a snowmobile with a sledge spreading supplementary feed pellets for his reindeer herd near Geadgebarjavri up on the Finnmark plateau, Norway, March 13, 2024. Herders are under pressure on several fronts, including from climate change. They now have to supplement the animals' feed as milder weather has resulted in ice layers forming from rain showers that then freeze - meaning the reindeer cannot always dig for lichen with their hooves. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, looks out of the window of his cabin near Geadgebarjavri up on the Finnmark plateau, Norway, March 13, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. "We cannot afford to lose more summer pastures," said Sara, whose herd graze between May and October in the area where the line is due to be built this summer. "We have nothing else to give away." REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

A group of Sami reindeer herders separate and mark reindeer inside a corral after their herds mixed together while grazing up on the Finnmark plateau, in Jergul, Norway, March 12, 2024. It is minus 6 degrees Celsius in Arctic Norway and some 30 Indigenous Sami herders have gathered 1,500 reindeer in a corral, sorting who owns which animal after the herds mixed while grazing up on the Finnmark plateau. It is also an opportunity to discuss their big worry - a planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant. The line will be built on pastures the herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, spreads jam on buttered bread for breakfast inside his cabin near Geadgebarjavri up on the Finnmark plateau, Norway, March 13, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. "We cannot afford to lose more summer pastures," said Sara, whose herd graze between May and October in the area where the line is due to be built this summer. "We have nothing else to give away." REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Naste, a male dog belonging to Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, eats a reindeer hoof outside the cabin near Geadgebarjavri up on the Finnmark plateau, Norway, March 13, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. "We cannot afford to lose more summer pastures," said Sara, whose herd graze between May and October in the area where the line is due to be built this summer. "We have nothing else to give away." REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, fuels his snowmobile before travelling to his cabin up on the Finnmark plateau, in Suossjavri, Norway, March 12, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. "We cannot afford to lose more summer pastures," said Sara, whose herd graze between May and October in the area where the line is due to be built this summer. "We have nothing else to give away." REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, lays a rope around his neck before he starts his journey to his cabin up on the Finnmark plateau, in Suossjavri, Norway, March 12, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. "We cannot afford to lose more summer pastures," said Sara, whose herd graze between May and October in the area where the line is due to be built this summer. "We have nothing else to give away." REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Reindeer that belong to Sami herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, are tied onto a sledge near Geadgebarjavri up on the Finnmark plateau, Norway, March 13, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. "We cannot afford to lose more summer pastures," said Sara, whose herd graze between May and October in the area where the line is due to be built this summer. "We have nothing else to give away." REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, fuels his snowmobile to travel to his cabin up on the Finnmark plateau, in Suossjavri, Norway, March 12, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. "We cannot afford to lose more summer pastures," said Sara, whose herd graze between May and October in the area where the line is due to be built this summer. "We have nothing else to give away." REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, shows his belt and knife, which are traditional accessories for Sami people, near Geadgebarjavri up on the Finnmark plateau, Norway, March 13, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. "We cannot afford to lose more summer pastures," said Sara, whose herd graze between May and October in the area where the line is due to be built this summer. "We have nothing else to give away." REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Reindeer that belong to Sami herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, eat supplementary feed pellets near Geadgebarjavri up on the Finnmark plateau, Norway, March 13, 2024. Herders are under pressure on several fronts, including from climate change. They now have to supplement the animals' feed as milder weather has resulted in ice layers forming from rain showers that then freeze - meaning the reindeer cannot always dig for lichen with their hooves. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Reindeer circle inside a corral as Sami herders gather some 1,500 reindeer to identify, separate and return them to their owners after their herds mixed together while grazing up on the Finnmark plateau, in Jergul, Norway, March 12, 2024. It is minus 6 degrees Celsius in Arctic Norway and some 30 Indigenous Sami herders have gathered 1,500 reindeer in a corral, sorting who owns which animal after the herds mixed while grazing up on the Finnmark plateau. It is also an opportunity to discuss their big worry - a planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant. The line will be built on pastures the herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Snowflakes rest on reindeer fur near Geadgebarjavri up on the Finnmark plateau, Norway, March 13, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Stars glow in the night sky over the cabin of Sami reindeer herder Nils Mathis Sara, 65, upon the Finnmark plateau near Geadgebarjavri, Norway, March 13, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. "We cannot afford to lose more summer pastures," said Sara, whose herd graze between May and October in the area where the line is due to be built this summer. "We have nothing else to give away." REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Newly-built power lines and pylons, that will transport electricity to Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG and other parts of Finnmark county, stand on a hilltop in Skaidi, Norway, March 14, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. Herders say the impact of the power lines will disrupt the natural behaviour of the animals. "Reindeer avoid the area where power lines are built. You can make them pass under, but they won't stay there," herder Eira said. "The structures make them afraid and they don't like the sound they make." REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Workers walk along a road at Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant Hammerfest LNG, in front of its five chimneys that release emissions from its gas turbines, in Hammerfest, Norway, March 14, 2024. A planned 54-km (34-mile) power line to supply Western Europe's largest liquefied natural gas plant will be built on pastures reindeer herders use in summer, in coastal areas where they say towns, cabins, roads, existing power lines and other infrastructure have already encroached on the land they use. The power line will help Norway cut its CO2 emissions, with the government committing to cut the country's emissions by 55 per cent compared to 1990 levels by 2030. With electrification, Hammerfest LNG would use renewable power from the grid - most of Norway's electricity production comes from hydropower - instead of gas to run its five turbines. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER REINDEER NORWAY" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.