Their unusual story began about a hundred years ago. Now, as they head to the high north, an ambitious new chapter is being ...

Reindeer are a species of deer also known as caribou in certain regions. They are found in the Arctic tundra and boreal forests. Finland is home to a small population of woodland reindeer.

An curved arrow pointing right. Russian Arctic troops are using reindeer to pull their sleighs. The soldiers are practicing working with the animals in near -22 °F temperatures. Story and editing ...

A new publication co-authored by John Ziker (Department of Anthropology) and Karl Mertens (Ph.D. candidate in ecology, ...

Every Christmas Eve, Santa and his reindeer deliver gifts to children around the world in just one night. At least, that’s according to folklore. If you ask biologists studying the Arctic ...

Traditionally semi-nomadic reindeer herders, the Sámi people have a deep cultural connection to Arctic nature in Norway and ...

Swells of Siberian tundra roll north toward the Arctic Ocean; a reindeer herd grazes on a distant crest. It’s mid-July, and the group of Nenets herders that Yuri leads are about halfway through ...

Most nights, before hunting reindeer in the mountains, she was seen by the ice edge playing in the cold water. She would pull on seaweed floating amongst the ice floes, catch arctic cod ...

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