Wild reindeer Rangifer tarandus (L.) in Chukotka

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Felix B. Chernyavskii, Mikhail A. Kretchmar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 1998
• Subjects: caribou; population size; Russia; Chukotka; wild reindeer; Animal culture; SF1-1100; Anadyr; Anadyr’; Anadyr'; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; taiga; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.7557/2.18.3-4.1456; https://doaj.org/article/e76fe1e1b6d24bd8a3f0844a8132b19a

We reviewed historical records of the abundance and distribution of wild reindeer {Rangifer tarandus L.) in Chukotka and studied reindeer numbers, distribution and behavior from 1983 to 1993. There were large numbers of wild reindeer in Chukotka until the end of the eighteenth century, but during th...