Reindeer
The reindeer or caribou is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution, native to Arctic, subarctic, tundra, boreal, and mountainous regions of Northern Europe, Siberia, and North America.
This includes both sedentary and migratory populations.
It is the only representative of the genus Rangifer.
Herd size varies greatly in different geographic regions.
Reindeer
More recent studies suggest the splitting of reindeer and caribou into six distinct species over their range.
Reindeer are the only successfully semi-domesticated deer on a large scale in the world.
Both wild and domestic reindeer have been an important source of food, clothing, and shelter for Arctic people throughout history and are still herded and hunted today.
Conservation status - IUCN - Vulnerable
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