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Reindeer avoidance of pasture contaminated with sheep and reindeer faeces

Rangifer, 2003
Contamination by excrements will increase in areas with high animal densities, such as snow free patches with accessible forage in winter and holding paddocks.
Jonathan E. Colman, Svein Storlien, Stein R. Moe, Øystein Holand, Eigil Reimers   +4 more
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Finland’s Reindeer [PDF]

Oryx, 1972
Exterminated in Finland in the 19th century, a number of wild reindeer crossed the frontier into Russia, and a small population built up there. But after the war development in their new Russian habitat drove the reindeer away; some crossed back into Finland where now there is once again a small population close to the frontier. But forestry operations
Martti Montonen
openalex   +3 more sources

The Reindeer Industry in Alasska [PDF]

Scientific American, 1904
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R.I. Geare
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Differences in the ecology and behaviour of reindeer populations in the USSR

Rangifer, 1986
The population differences in ecology and behaviour of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus spp.) is closely paralleled by the characteristic features of reindeer husbandry which reveals the close relationship between behaviour and husbandry.
Leonid M. Baskin
doaj   +3 more sources

Zoonotic infections in semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Fennoscandia – a review [PDF]

One Health Outlook
Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) make up the basis for reindeer herding in Norway, Sweden and Finland, hosting about 640 000 animals. The animals are mostly free-ranging, with the exception of a few seasonal gatherings.
Morten Tryland, Kayla Joy Buhler
doaj   +2 more sources

Antler cannibalism in reindeer [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2020
AbstractPrion diseases constitute a class of invariably fatal and degenerative encephalopathies. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a contagious prion disease among cervids, which is spreading and causing marked population declines in USA and Canada. The first outbreak of CWD in Europe was discovered in a reindeer population in Norway in 2016.
Mysterud, Atle, Ytrehus, Bjørnar, Tranulis, Michael A., Rauset, Geir Rune, Rolandsen, Christer Moe, Strand, Olav   +5 more
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The Archaeology of Reindeer Domestication and Herding Practices in Northern Fennoscandia

Journal of Archaeological Research, 2022
Animal domestication is a profound change for human societies, economies, and worldviews. The shifting definitions of animal domestication reflect its varying and process-like nature.
Anna-Kaisa Salmi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Humanized Transgenic Mice Are Resistant to Chronic Wasting Disease Prions From Norwegian Reindeer and Moose

Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy or prion disease affecting cervids. In 2016, the first cases of CWD were reported in Europe in Norwegian wild reindeer and moose.
J. Wadsworth, Susan Joiner, J. Linehan, Kezia Jack, H. Al-Doujaily, Helena Costa, Thea Ingold, M. Taema, Fuquan Zhang, Malin K. Sandberg, S. Brandner, Linh P. Tran, T. Vikøren, Jørn Våge, K. Madslien, B. Ytrehus, S. Benestad, E. Asante, J. Collinge   +18 more
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Yes, they can: polar bears Ursus maritimus successfully hunt Svalbard reindeer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus

Polar Biology, 2021
The polar bear Ursus maritimus is one of the species most endangered by the rapidly declining sea–ice cover in the Arctic, which they use as a platform to hunt fatty, high-energy seals.
L. Stempniewicz, Izabela Kulaszewicz, J. Aars   +2 more
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Impacts of climate warming on reindeer herding require new land-use strategies

Ambio, 2021
Climate in the Arctic has warmed at a more rapid pace than the global average over the past few decades leading to weather, snow, and ice situations previously unencountered.
G. Rosqvist, Niila Inga, P. Eriksson
semanticscholar   +1 more source