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Climate change puts pressure on reindeer populations, both wild & domestic herds

In 2024, as unpredictable rains, snow and heat beat down on Finland’s Arctic, reindeer struggled to secure food sources, say Indigenous Sámi herders who shuffle their packs from one grazing ground to ...
Phys.org

Method to assess the status of wild reindeer may help with conservation efforts

Reindeer are iconic in the Arctic and subarctic, but their numbers are declining. The standard has indexes for the status of population performance, lichen resources, and human-related habitat loss ...

Deer to be tracked via GPS, monitors as 101 wildlife crossing opens

From GPS collars to heart monitors, the National Park Service is tracking mule deer near the 101 wildlife crossing. Here's ...

MS changes deer, wildlife feeding rules. What you need to know

The Mississippi wildlife commission has passed a change to deer and wildlife feeding regulations and here's what you need to know to stay legal.
The Salt Lake Tribune

Voices: Wildlife crossings can help bring mule deer back — and keep Utahns safer

Still struggling to recover from their 25-year population low reached in 2005, Utah’s Mule deer remain more than 100,000 deer below the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ target. That matters not ...