During winter, the Sámi’s reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) feed mainly on lichen that grows on the ground and is then covered by thick snow. This is dependent on a confluence of environmental ...

Hodges rattled off their names: Pixie cups, Texas wart, gold dust, tan turban, British soldiers, granite thorn, old gray ruffle, bulging Martian-eyes, reindeer lichen and on and on. With ...

Scientists think this is the reason why reindeer are able to see clearly in the dark and spot their favourite food lichen which is crucial for their survival in winter. Reindeer are known to feed ...

The bacteria and protozoans in the stomach of a reindeer break down lichen compounds into sugars that the animals use for sustenance. Reindeer need a lot of food to survive a long winter.

Among other things, this allows any person to gather berries and mushrooms—though not wood or lichens or mosses—wherever they like, including Oulanka. To an American sensibility, the reindeer ...

Their wildlife experts managed with the aid of ID apps, internet and books to attribute two lichens found there to the genus cladonia, the reindeer mosses, although not to a particular species.

The Sámi Parliament in Finland is calling for reform of the Reindeer Damage Act after the March 13 government refusal to ...