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Development is. Russia’s quest for new sources of hydrocarbons has encroached on pastures that were already tight for the estimated 255,000 reindeer and the 6,000 nomadic herders that live on Yamal.

In Russia's Far North, in the Yamalo-Nenets region, authorities have been fighting an outbreak of the Siberian plague, which is called anthrax in the West. More than 2,000 reindeer have died ...

A Russian zoo is renting out reindeer, foxes and huskies to local people to enhance their Christmas and New Year celebrations. Royev Ruchei in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk is one of the ...

Reindeer, or caribou, are members of the deer family Cervidae. Deer, elk, moose, and wapiti are also members of this family.

A herd of 40 domestic Norwegian reindeer crossed the Russian-Norwegian border along the Paatsjoki River and grazed on reindeer moss in a specially protected area in Russia from December 2022 to ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Russian Arctic troops are using reindeer to pull their sleighs. The soldiers are practicing working with the animals in near -22 °F temperatures. Story and editing ...

Above is a shot of members of Russia's Northern Fleet motorized rifle brigade being pulled around by reindeer.

When most people think of reindeer, they think of Santa Claus, Christmas and Rudolph, but the truth about these animals is ...