| About Reindeer Husbandry |
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Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) belongs to the species Cervidae. The species is a natural part of Northern ecosystems and is resident in the northern parts of Europe, Asia and North America. The reindeer has several sub-species of which one of them is Caribou. Reindeer are also divided into mountain reindeer and forest reindeer. There are 7 different sub-species of Rangifer tarandus and some of them called reindeer and some caribou: Rangifer tarandus tarandus – Eurasian tundra reindeer R. t. platyrhynchus – Svalbard reindeer R. t. fennicus – Eurasian forest reindeer R. t. granti – Alaskan caribou R. t. caribou – Woodland caribou R. t.groenlandicus – Barren-ground caribou R.t. pearyi – Peary caribouMountain reindeer migrate between summer and winter pastures while forest reindeer graze in the woodlands throughout the year. |
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