Reindeer

Information on The Sami of Scandinavia & Russia

Adult bull caribou, Rangifer tarandus, Alaska, USA.

The Northern Lights behind a reindeer herder's camp in Khanty Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000

Adult caribou & calves swimming the Kobuk River during their autumn migration. N. Alaska, U.S.A. 1998

Draught reindeer in a corral at a Komi herders' winter camp. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Barrenground caribou bull (Rangifer tarandus) shedding its antler velvet prior to the autumn rutting season, Barrenlands, central NWT, Arctic Canada

A group of caribou bulls swimming the Kobuk River during their autumn migration. N. Alaska, U.S.A. 1998

Four Magnificent bull Svalbard reindeer, antlers in velvet, startled by something. Spitsbergen

A detail from a traditional Shaman's drum of the Khakass people of Southern Siberia, Russia. 2010

Svalbard Bull reindeer in autumn, with antlers in velvet and a winter coat starting to grow. Svalbard. Arctic Norway.

A reindeer resting at its summer pastures. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A herd of reindeer in the summer with their antlers in velvet. Polar Ural Mountains, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A herd of reindeer crossing the Bolshaia Paipudyna River in the Polar Ural Mountains. Yamal, Western Siberia.

Reindeer at their winter pastures on the tundra near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

A Komi reindeer herder's winter camp in the forest near Pelvash. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Reindeer skins hanging on a drying line at a Komi reindeer herder's winter camp. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Svalbard Reindeer yearlings approach on a fine day in Adventdalen. Svalbard

A herd of reindeer gathered at their winter pastures in the Oloy Valley. Central Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 1994

A Komi reindeer herder attempts to catch a draught reindeer in a corral. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

A Female reindeer and her calf just after giving birth on the Nadym Tundra. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

A newborn reindeer calf resting on the Nadym Tundra in the Spring. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

A Komi boy in traditional clothing stands on a sled next to a draught reindeer. Nadym Tundra, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

A herd of reindeer at their winter pastures in the Yamal. W. Siberia. Russia.

A thick covering of reindeer moss carpets the floor of boreal forest in Northern Labrador, Canada. 1997

Santa Claus drives his reindeer sled through the snow. Rovaniemi. Finland. 1996

A Yakut herder struggles to hold onto a reindeer he has lassoed at winter pastures. Yakutia, Siberia, Russia. 1999

Reindeer mother and suckling newborn calf. Cairngorms, Scotland.

A train of reindeer being used to carry supplies to a herders' camp in Todzhu, Tuva, Siberia, Russia. 1998

Herder, Vassily Balatok, uses a reindeer to carry firewood back to his camp at Todzhu, Tuva, Siberia, Russia. 1998

Reindeer being herded beside a Chukchi camp in the forest near Kai'etin. Chukotka. Siberia. Russia. 1994

Yakhaney Serotetto, a Nenets woman digs away snow so a young reindeer calf can reach lichens to eat.Yamal. Siberia. Russia. 1993

Reindeer migrate across the tundra to summer pastures. Finnmark, North Norway. 1985

Lycra clad boy skis behind a reindeer in a Reindeer Race. Inari. Finland. 1996