Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) herding, Finnmark, Norway

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Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus) herding, Finnmark, Norway

Reindeer herders in the Arctic today face various challenges related to land use, climate change and traditional practices and changes in their societies. There are currently around 2.5 million semi-domesticated reindeer in Arctic pastures in Eurasia.

Year: 2010

From album: Kautokeino Reindeer Project, Finnmark

Photographer: Lawrence Hislop

Tags: fauna Norway

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