The wild forest reindeer, Rangifer tarandus fennicus, in the Metsola Biosphere Reserve, Northwest Russia

• Published in: Nature Conservation Research
• Main Authors: Danila V. Panchenko, Antti K.J. Paasivaara, Marja S.A. Hyvarinen, Yuri A. Krasovskij
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Fund for Support and Development of Protected Areas "Bear Land" 2021
• Subjects: biodiversity; human impact; migration; protected area; rare species; telemetry; ungulates; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation; G; Kainuu; Porog; Metsola; Canis lupus; Gulo gulo; karelia*; Northwest Russia; Rangifer tarandus; reindeer husbandry; Republic of Karelia; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.24189/ncr.2021.026; https://doaj.org/article/638e78e77a404b13bae1561e31565d90

The existence of the wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) in North Europe is under threat. Urgent measures are needed to protect this species. One of the main measures under consideration is the development of a network of Protected Areas (PAs). The Russian part of the Finnish-Russian F...