Despite what you may have been told, reindeer don’t live at the North Pole! A few Arctic caribou can be discovered in the tundra, however. Formed by the coniferous taiga woods of the Arctic ...

Reindeer are a species of deer also known as caribou in certain regions. They are found in the Arctic tundra and boreal forests. Finland is home to a small population of woodland reindeer.

Their thick blubber layer and specialized adaptations for diving make them well-suited for life in the Arctic Ocean. Caribou/Reindeer: These migratory animals are known for their impressive ...

Like other reindeer and caribou, they have adaptations for their ever-shifting world. They technically live in what’s considered a high arctic desert where there is not a lot of deep snow ...

Swells of Siberian tundra roll north toward the Arctic Ocean; a reindeer herd grazes on a distant crest. It’s mid-July, and the group of Nenets herders that Yuri leads are about halfway through ...

Last, but by no means least, beyond its effects on climate, high latitude afforestation can harm Arctic biodiversity and challenges traditional livelihoods such as reindeer herding and caribou ...

This specific population of barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) — also known as reindeer — inhabits the Arctic regions of Canada’s northern territories. The endangered listing ...

reindeer are as real as caribou; in fact, they are the same species — members of the deer family along with elk and moose. Reindeer are denizens of the Arctic tundra from Europe to Siberia.

He was past 60 and settled down to running a Seattle apartment house when Carl Joys Lomen, “Alaskan Reindeer King,” went to him one day in 1929 with a problem. On the barren rim of the Arctic ...