Reindeer Blog

In recent weeks, there has been quite a number of stories (in the english language media)  that feature reindeer being ‘mistreated’, coupled with news releases, video and protest letters. These protests have focussed on the treatment of reindeer by reindeer herders who depend on reindeer for their livelihoods and have been practicing the livelihood for [...]

Tourism has brought reindeer to the centre of Rovaniemi. Behind the project are Rovaniemen Kehitys Oy, a company promoting tourism in Rovaniemi, and local entrepreneurs, according to a report in Helsingin sanomat. The Sirmakko family has set up a reindeer park in downtown Rovaniemi, on the upper deck of the parking garage adjacent to the [...]

(Source: Helsingin Sanomat) Visiting Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj has asked Finland for help in revitalising the country’s waning reindeer herding livelihood. Reindeer have been raised in Mongolia for about 3,000 years, but their numbers have dwindled to just over 1,000 animals.  During a meeting with Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi (Centre), President Elbegdorj asked if Finland [...]

Reindeer imported to Britain for Santa’s grottoes and festive parades are dying prematurely after exposure to diseases from British farm animals, a senior government vet has warned. An official investigation has revealed a sharp increase in deaths in young reindeer, also linked to bad diet, poor welfare and the stress of being uprooted from their [...]

Время от времени перепадающие дожди и высокая температура воздуха на территории Якутии способствуют усиленному размножению кровососущих насекомых, от которых страдают олени, сообщает ИА “Метеоновости”. Такие погодные условия, считают синоптики, здесь устроил циклон. В его теплой части оказалась большая часть территории республики, температура вплоть до полярного круга была 26..32 градуса, на юго-западе до 34 градусов. Не [...]

The work of the Itgel Foundation was covered in a recent Voice of America radio programme. The Tsataan are an indigenous people living in Northern Mongolia,  south of the Sayan mountains in Russia, the region from which reindeer husbandry is said to have originated. Small herd size, poor economic prospects and diminished herd health along [...]

ЯКУТСК, 29 июля. В Республике Саха (Якутия) выясняются причины гибели 72 оленей в Горном улусе. Об этом РИА «Новости» сообщил представитель Минсельхоза республики. Как рассказал собеседник агентства, падеж оленей произошел в Горном улусе, где размещены две оленеводческие фермы, принадлежащие Якутской сельхозакадемии и компании «Таба». По предварительным данным, произошла вспышка бабезиоза, по-другому — пироплазмоза. (English Summary [...]