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Eurasian reindeer
Description of the Reindeer of Scandinavia and Northern Russia. The reindeer in the Sami culture.
General information on reindeer, reindeer herding/husbandry, and role of reindeer in Sami culture.
Reindeer/Caribou - Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
A good information sheet which includes description of the species, their evolution and range, life history, ecological concerns, and management. Also included is a good article on specifics of reindeer in Eurasia.
Wild Forest Reindeer in Finland - Hunters' Central Organization
Brief information on Eurasian reindeer in Finland, plus a description of the project for the preservation of Finnish reindeer.
Rangifer tarandus pearsoni - Reindeer of Novaya Zemlya archipelago, Russia - Red Book of Russia project
Detailed information on this ecotype of Reindeer including the history of preservation and restoration of the population. The site is in Russian.
Wild Forest Reindeer - Finnish Biologist/Ecologist
General information on this type of reindeer, their behavior, place in history of Finland.
Reindeer - BBC, U.K.
This short guide to reindeer from British Broadcasting Corporation gives brief description of the animals and their behavior, short account of their history, and tells of the attempt to reintroduce reindeer in Scotland, in the Cairngorm mountains.
Wild Reindeer in Russia
Statistical summary of wild reindeer population, by regions in Russia. In Russian.