The reindeer struggle to dig for lichen as the unpredictable winters turn melting snow into layers of ice, trapping the winter food source underneath. As a result, herders are having to feed them ...

Community health workers like Shurentsetseg are the backbone of the health system in Mongolia, one of the most sparsely ...

She belongs to a community of indigenous Sami reindeer herders near the city of Umeå in northern Sweden, who say they've been affected by the climate crisis. Thick fluffy snow usually falls from ...

Reindeer herding is mostly an occupation of the indigenous peoples. "I used to be the director of a reindeer-breeding enterprise in Evenkia (the Evenk municipal district in the region - TASS ...

Western Alaska has a rich history of reindeer herding that is still going on today. We even have a few reindeer herds here in ...

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Participants “navigating” on a lab computer have shaped navigation knowledge. Studies that add in the environment challenge those findings.

A captivating story of a quest to find shamans among a small band of nomadic, reindeer herders, known as the Dukha, who live in one of the most remote and hard to reach areas of Mongolia.

During our trip to Lapland, we were able to visit 3 different reindeer farms and meet with a variety of reindeer herders. One aspect of any reindeer experience I would highly recommend including is ...

Is green energy worth going for against all odds and even if it means destroying nature? What sounds pretty contradictory is often the reality when it comes to installing wind parks. Aili Keskitalo is ...