>From Wikipeda: Reindeer have been herded for centuries by several Arctic and Subarctic people including the Sami and the Nenets. They are raised for their meat, hides, antlers and, to a lesser extent, for milk and transportation. Reindeer are not considered fully domesticated, as they generally roam free on pasture grounds. In traditional nomadic herding, reindeer herders migrate with their herds between coast and inland areas according to an annual migration route, and herds are keenly tended. However, reindeer were not bred in captivity, though they were tamed for milking as well as for use as draught animals or beasts of burden.
The use of reindeer as semi-domesticated livestock in Alaska was introduced in the late 19th century by the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, with assistance from Sheldon Jackson, as a means of providing a livelihood for Native peoples there.[33] Reindeer were imported first from Siberia, and later also from Norway. A regular mail run in Wales, Alaska, used a sleigh drawn by reindeer.[34] In Alaska, reindeer herders use satellite telemetry to track their herds, using online maps and databases to chart the herd's progress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reindeer On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > Looked like he was falling into the ice... and that you wer fairly near him > -- so just wondered if there > were people about helping him up. > > Yes, feeding wild animals not a good idea, although you probably know they > eat reindeer meat in Alaska and > Canada - and the critters get domesticated to a point and dressed up for > Christmas.. so those are not > likely to get eaten. > I _think_ that some are farmed for meat. > > ann > > AlunFoto wrote: > >> 2011/3/22 Ann Sanfedele <[email protected]>: >> >>> >>> He needs to get a job with Santa... >>> >>> Were you able to help in anyway? >>> >> >> The Svalbard reindeer is stockier than other subspecies, and can't run >> like Rudolph. I don't think they'd be of much use for Santa. :-) >> >> Feeding wild animals is strictly forbidden on Svalbard. It's a >> principle of ignoring them so they ignore us. Polar bears being the >> exception, of course. If I got it right they are sedated, tagged and >> relocated by helicopter. Then if observed a second time in the city, >> they are killed. >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
