Effects of weather and snow conditions on reproduction and survival of semi-domesticated reindeer (R. t. tarandus)

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Kumpula, Jouko, Colpaert, Alfred
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2003
• Subjects: Sodankylä; Slaughter; Kevo; Muonio; Ivalo; Northern Finland; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2110; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v22i2.6457

In this work we investigated the effects of local weather and snow conditions on the reproduction and survival of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer t. tarandus) from 1962 to 1987 in four separate study areas in northern Finland. Reindeer density had no negative effect on calf percentage in slaugh...