(This article from CBC News 08.01.2008) More than 3,000 reindeer in the Northwest Territories have somehow disappeared, leaving herders scrambling to find them and prompting concerns about what threats the lost reindeer may pose to wild caribou.
The territory’s only reindeer herd inhabits the northern part of the N.W.T., living unsupervised on Richards Island near Tuktoyaktuk [...]
Due to the unseasonably mild winter conditions, including several days of rain and snow free conditions across the northern reindeer herding districts of Finland (Utsjoki, Inari and Enontekio) round ups were delayed in many reindeer herding cooperatives according to Lapin Kansa (30.12.2007), the regional newspaper. In some cases, delays of up to a month were recorded.
The delays [...]
In Anchorage, Alaska, an unusual event, styled on Pamplona’s running of the bulls, will take place in late February. For $20, particpants will get the chance to run against a dozen reindeer down 4th Avenue, with approximately 2000 people expected to take part. The reindeer’s owner, is more worried about his reindeer that the people
“I’m afraid [...]
Industry analysts say that future development on the Yamal peninsula, the world’s largest area of reindeer husbandry, will dwarf Shtokman, another giant deposit, located in the stormy Barents Sea. Yamal holds around one third of Gazprom’s reserves, or more than 10 trillion cubic metres. Thanks to these reserves, Gazprom have been flexing their muscles towards foreign [...]
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