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Reindeer grazing protects tundra plant diversity in a warming climate
2017-09-04 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Climate warming reduces the number of plant species in the tundra, but plant-eating animals, such as reindeer and voles, can turn this negative effect into something positive. The results of a study coordinated from UmeÃ¥ University in Sweden are now published in Nature Communications. “By eating tall and wide-leaved plants, reindeer can increase light availability and thus allow more plant species to co-exist and benefit from warmer conditions,&quo…
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Snow to be Brought in for Iditarod Ceremonial Start and Running of the Reindeer
2016-03-01 02:01:03| Railroads - Topix.net
The Iditarod Sled Dog Race, the Alaska Railroad and Anchorage Fur Rendezvous have partnered together to bring the 300 cubic yards of snow down from Fairbanks to lay on the streets of Anchorage for the Ceremonial Start and the Running of the Reindeer.
Sami reindeer herders battle conservationists and miners to cling to Arctic culture
2016-02-20 18:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: When Europes indigenous Arctic people want to find their reindeer in a snowstorm and temperatures of -30C, they turn to their 10,000 snowmobiles and an app that is also used by British sheep farmers. In seconds, the satellite tracking device linked to their phone tells them if the animals are on a frozen lake, up a mountain or, in the worst case, have fallen prey to wolves or lynx. So far, so simple, thanks to new technology. But when the Sami people of northern Norway want to complain about...
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VIDEO: Are Santas reindeer healthy for Christmas flight?
2015-12-23 23:05:11| Beef
Veterinarians play an important role in maintaining the health of all animals, including Santas reindeer. Watch this video and share on social media. Merry Christmas! BEEF Daily read more
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Green is good for the planet, but its no go for reindeer
2015-12-06 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Its cold. Minus 10, 12 perhaps, and getting dark; the butter-fingers of a rising moon evident on the eastern horizon. Ill-equipped (the forecasts were for minus five), my ears start to hurt, and I pull in my hood. By the time you read this it will be colder still. And there are still no reindeer to be seen. Olav hands me his binoculars and tells me to focus on a hillside about three miles away across the snowy vastness of Norways Forollhogna National Park, a tract of ancient, ice-scoured mountains...