Reindeer Blog

While much has been made of Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin’s lack of international experience (especially after a poor performance in an interview with CBS’s Katie Couric), it should be noted that what experience she does have, has a reindeer herding connection…
One of the few politicians she actually has met from Russia (Putin’s rearing [...]

(From Arctic Sounder, by TAMAR BEN-YOSEF, April 11, 2008 at 11:19AM AKST The struggle by Alaska’s Inupiat to protect their culture in face of resource development has drawn the attention of indigenous leaders in Russia facing near-identical challenges.
A delegation of four Russian indigenous leaders from the Sakha Republic showed up in Barrow and Nuiqsut last [...]

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 [...]

 (Pic: Nrk) It is at Christmas time that global interest in reindeer is heightened, as reindeer have long been associated with Santa Claus’ preferred method of transportation. In fact a quick look at Google analytics shows that it is only at christmas time that large numbers of people type ‘reindeer’ into their google search window. [...]

Two new certificates approved by the University of Alaska Board of Regents last week are aimed at increasing the number of veterinary technicians and resource managers in rural Alaska. - a key area of focus will be reindeer husbandry, as knowledge of this field was seen as a key marker of sustainable resource use, according [...]