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Peary caribou Caribou grazing in the 1002 Area of the coastal plain, the northern portion of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge designated for possible oil extraction, northeastern Alaska, U.S.; the Brooks Range is in the background. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
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The impact of climate change on Sweden's reindeer population
The effects of global warming on Sweden's reindeer.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Karin59/Dreamstime.com
Summer in the Siberian Arctic: A tale of survival
Snow geese goslings facing threats from various animals, including Arctic foxes and...
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime.com
See the Tsaatan people herding reindeers in Mongolia
The Tsaatan (Dhukha) reindeer herders of northern Mongolia.
Video: Hushhushvideo (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
Yakut reindeer herders journeying through Siberia
Sakha (Yakut) reindeer herders.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Siberian Yakut nomads and their reindeer herds
The Sakha (Yakut) herding reindeer.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz

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Caribou, or reindeer, bull (Rangifer tarandus).
Jen and Des Bartlett/Bruce Coleman Inc.
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Reindeer in Finland.
© 3355m/stock.adobe.com
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Caribou, or reindeer (Rangifer tarandus).
Dean Biggins/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Caribou migrating, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
caribou in Labrador, Canada
Caribou near Happy Valley–Goose Bay, southeastern Labrador, Canada.
Nigel Bean/Nature Picture Library
Sami gathering reindeer
Sami gathering their reindeer prior to the start of the spring migration, near Kautokeino,...
© Bryan and Cherry Alexander
Peary caribou
Peary caribou (Rangifer tarandus pearyi).
Paul Loewen—iStock/Thinkstock
Caribou grazing in the 1002 Area of the coastal plain, the northern portion of Arctic...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Caribou migrating along the coastal plain of the Beaufort Sea, near the eastern limit...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
caribou: migration
Herd of caribou (Rangifer tarandus), Northwest Territories, Canada.
Copyright Rod Allin/Bruce Coleman Inc.
A herd of caribou (Rangifer tarandus).
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