EXCLUSIVE: East Germany is not necessarily a tourist destination, but up on its north coast, there are some spots that can be ...

A close relative of Alaska’s caribou and the semi-domesticated reindeer of Scandinavia, this sweet-faced, stubby-legged subspecies looks part ungulate and part teddy bear. With no natural ...

Northern Europe (Scandinavia), Svalbard (an island north of Norway), and much of Russia’s Northern Coast and Siberia. Although reindeer still exist in the Arctic, their numbers have been ...

The exact number of reindeer in the world is unknown, though it’s estimated to be in the range of seven million. Many reindeer are domesticated, providing milk, meat, and transportation services.

For thousands of years, the lives of the Saami, the indigenous nomadic people of Northern Scandinavia, were based on following the path of the reindeer. Every year, the herds migrate hundreds of ...

Winters in Scandinavia can last for 5 months- with ... Beginning centuries ago, reindeer herding is still how many Sami make a living today. All year round Margret and her family guide their ...

This region has a very delicate ecosystem that is currently being disrupted, displacing reindeer populations and, with them, its indigenous Sámi population. Sápmi, as the land is called in its ...