Calf mortality of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in the Finnish reindeer-herding area

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Nieminen, Mauri, Norberg, Harri, Maijala, Veikko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2013
• Subjects: calf mortality; predation; radio telemetry; semi-domesticated reindeer; survival; Ivalo; Kallioluoma; Oivanki; Poikajärvi; Northern Finland; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; Lynx
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/2531; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.33.2.2531

During 1999-2008 calf mortality was studied in six reindeer-herding cooperatives in Northern Finland, where 3942 semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) calves were equipped with radio mortality collars. The calves were weighed and earmarked mostly at 2-5 days of age, or at 2-8 weeks...