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Reindeer were introduced to Iceland in the late 1700s. [96] [11] The Icelandic reindeer population in July 2013 was estimated at approximately 6,000. With a hunting quota of 1,229 animals, the winter 2013–2014 population is expected to be around 4,800 reindeer. [11]
Reindeer herding is managed by the Norwegian Reindeer Husbandry Administration, which is directly subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture of Norway. 2936 reindeer herders graze about 240 thousands deer, most of which are based in the province of Finnmark. Reindeer herding is regulated by the New Norwegian Reindeer Herding Act of 2007.
The Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) is a small subspecies or species of reindeer found on the Svalbard archipelago of Norway.Males average 65–90 kg (143–198 lb) in weight, females 53–70 kg (117–154 lb), [2] while for other reindeer generally body mass is 159–182 kg (351–401 lb) for males and 80–120 kg (180–260 lb) for females.
While deer species aren’t known for their seasonal migrations, they are famous for their big appetites. Deer love food and will go to great lengths to eat their preferred meals. Reindeer, in ...
The key thing that differentiates reindeer from caribou is the fact that a reindeer is domesticated and a caribou is wild. From a distance, you probably wouldn't be able to tell a reindeer or a ...
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There are only two genetically pure populations of wild reindeer in Northern Europe: wild mountain reindeer (R. t. tarandus) that live in central Norway, with a population in 2007 of between 6,000 and 8,400 animals; [229] and wild Finnish forest reindeer (R. t. fennicus) that live in central and eastern Finland and in Russian Karelia, with a ...
The Finnish forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus (Finnish: metsäpeura, Russian: лесной северный олень), also known as Eurasian or European forest reindeer [1] is a rare subspecies of the reindeer native to Finland and northwestern Russia.