Their unusual story began about a hundred years ago. Now, as they head to the high north, an ambitious new chapter is being ...

Cairngorms National Park is home to the UK's only free-ranging herd of reindeer. Engaging hill walks lead visitors through the rugged landscapes, where reindeer thrive. At the Cairngorm Reindeer ...

Swells of Siberian tundra roll north toward the Arctic Ocean; a reindeer herd grazes on a distant crest. It’s mid-July, and the group of Nenets herders that Yuri leads are about halfway through ...

A new publication co-authored by John Ziker (Department of Anthropology) and Karl Mertens (Ph.D. candidate in ecology, ...

The reindeer don't seem to mind a bit, although their absence is felt. In a normal year, the herd would have been very much in demand and on the road for long days leading up to Christmas Day.

The move north guaranteed snowy roads, but also meant the event, the second round of the World Rally Championship, would pass through reindeer herding territory -- which is practised by Sweden's ...

“Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer” is a song that captured kids’ hearts when it first topped the charts in 1949. It then became a television special hit 15 years later, and it’s still a ...

which are temporary shelters made from wooden poles and reindeer hides. These traditional homes are advantageous at times because they can be quickly packed up when the herd begins to move.