The Russian government is demanding compensation from Norway for reindeer that cross the border between the two countries and feed in Russia, given that the two countries share a border in the Arctic, Business Insider reports.

Russia has already sent two requests for compensation: one asking for 50,000 Norwegian kroner (about $4,700) for each reindeer that entered Russia, and the other asking for a fixed sum of almost 47 million kroner, equivalent to $4.4 million.

The second amount was calculated by the Russian government based on the total number of days the deer spent in the Russian area of ​​the Pasvyk National Park in the Murmansk region. This national park was created in the early 1990s after the collapse of the Soviet Union and covered the territory of Norway and Russia.

The Norwegian Directorate of Agriculture announced that it was going to discuss the requests with the Russian side and that 40 of the 42 deer that had crossed the border had returned and were killed due to fears that they might return to the Russian side.

Norway also reminded the indigenous Sami people on its territory, who breed reindeer herds, that “crossing the border with Russia is strictly prohibited, including for reindeer.”

Last week, Norwegian authorities announced that they would repair the border fence between the two countries to prevent further reindeer crossing into Russian territory, the Associated Press reported. This 150-kilometer fence dates back to the 1950s and has fallen into disrepair in recent years.

The Norwegian Board of Agriculture said the 7-kilometer section between Hamburgvatnet and Sturskug will be completely replaced. The same source said the cost of the work is estimated at 3.7 million crowns ($348,000) and that it should be completed by October 1.