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Reindeer Castration to Help Reindeer Cope with Climate Change |
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Friday, 18 June 2010 04:54 |
Rising winter temperatures and the freeze-thaw cycles that result create thick layers of ice on top of snow, preventing reindeer from reaching their food. A solution to this presented at the IPY Oslo Science Conference by Eli Risten Nergrd of Sámi University College and the Norwegian School of Vererinary Science could be the castration of male reindeer. Castrated males, unlike normal males, retain their antlers during the winter, which allows them to dig grazing holes through snow and ice, also giving females and young reindeer the chance to exploit the holes.
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