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  2. Reindeer - Wikipedia

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    The reindeer is the only successfully semi-domesticated deer on a large scale in the world. Reindeer in northern Fennoscandia (northern Norway, Sweden and Finland) as well in the Kola Peninsula and Yakutia in Russia, are mostly semi-domesticated reindeer, ear-marked by their owners. Some reindeer in the area are truly domesticated, mostly used ...

  3. Discover the Decline: Why Reindeer Populations Are ... - AOL

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    Domesticated reindeer are far more common in the United States compared to wild reindeer. ©Elena Gurova/iStock via Getty Images North America is home to almost half the entire population of ...

  4. Reindeer distribution - Wikipedia

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    Semi-domesticated reindeer of domestic stock were brought to Scotland in 1952. In 2017, there were about 150 left to graze across 10,000 acres of land in the Cairngorms National Park, where the climate is classed as tundra. [97] [98] Southernmost reindeer: South Georgian reindeer with velvet-covered antlers

  5. Reindeer herding - Wikipedia

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    Reindeer herders have their own stories about how reindeer were domesticated, and about the relationship between wild and domestic reindeer. Whatever the debate, the very fact of domination of a reindeer led to a reindeer revolution that spread to the North, East, and West. Sleds pulled by reindeer appeared later than dog sleds.

  6. The Concerning Decline of the Reindeer Population - AOL

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    As you can see, the reindeer population (both wild and domesticated) is dwindling in many places. This is due to several factors. Disease. Reindeer are susceptible to disease, just like any other ...

  7. From Antlers to Ultraviolet Vision: 10 Amazing Reindeer Facts

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    Some scientists claim that reindeer domestication started almost 2000 years ago. Since then until now, they have been domesticated for their meat, milk, fur, antlers, and as a means of transportation.

  8. Reindeer in Decline: The Impact of Rising Temperatures on ...

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    The generally quoted figure for the world’s domesticated reindeer population is three million (3,000,000). Reindeer farming is a significant industry in Russia, where the animals are used for ...

  9. List of cervids - Wikipedia

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    Five cervid species (clockwise from top left): the red deer (Cervus elaphus), sika deer (Cervus nippon), barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Cervidae is a family of hoofed ruminant mammals in the order Artiodactyla. A member of this family is called a deer or a cervid.