Hopefully next year she’ll have a calf of her own. We’re down to about 3,000 reindeer now, half of our usual herd.” The Nenets have undertaken this annual migration for centuries ...

European reindeer migrate much shorter distances, They can cover up to 20 miles a day, even while being calves. Conversely, whitetail deer don’t migrate at all, instead remaining in an area for ...

Every year, thousands of reindeer migrate from Norway to Finland. This year, a whopping 3,500 of them are making the trip, accompanied by dozens of Sami herders — indigenous Scandinavians ...

During the reindeer migration (one of the most impressive migrations in the animal world), it’s the experienced females that guide the herd. This leadership role and ability also hints that ...