Reindeer herding and forest management can be better integrated to benefit nature restoration, conservation and commercial wood production.
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As delegates gather in Brazil for COP15, the fate of Arctic caribou migrations should serve as both a warning and a test.
Despite surviving through large climatic fluctuations in the past, future climate warming may cause a drastic decline in caribou populations.
Strap into your sleigh for some Christmas physics fun with Rudolph the ‘redshifted’ reindeer.
Here’s everything you need to know about this iconic animal, including why they need antlers, why they really can have red noses and how their eyes change colour!
Conflicts between herders and the wild ancestors of their yaks, camels and reindeer are a serious threat to both people and wildlife, writes a scientist who has seen these clashes firsthand.
Not all animals retreat to their shelters in cold weather.
The early heat melted snow and warmed rivers, heating up the land and downstream ocean areas. The effects harmed salmon fisheries, melted sea ice and fueled widespread fires.
In winter, light in the northern latitudes is dim and very blue compared to summer light. Reindeer eyes have evolved to be better suited at seeing in this unique environment.
There’s more to reindeer than meets the eye.
A tale of gassy reindeer and psychedelic mushrooms.
Millions of years of natural selection have prepared reindeer for Christmas Eve.
From the high Yukon to the mountains of Central Asia, melting ice exposes fragile ancient artifacts that tell the story of the past – and provide hints about how to respond to a changing climate.
Tracking species over their lifetimes can reveal their climate adaptation secrets.
The Arctic is particularly vulnerable to climate change, but efforts to tackle it risk alienating the people who live there.
Two scholars report on how conservation policies designed to protect reindeer are harming the nomadic Tsaatan people who rely on them.
The winter of 2018-19 claimed 200 reindeer in Svalbard, Norway, according to a recent census.
Several of Santa’s modern features, such as his generosity, miracle-working, and focus on morality (being ‘naughty or nice’), were part of his image from the very beginning.
The effects of climate change are being strongly felt in the North, but how caribou respond depends on what changes occur.
From luxuries like champagne to the very livelihoods of fishing communities in the developing world – the climate-driven shifts in species will affect us all.
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Associate Lecturer in Arctic Science, University of Cambridge
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Professor in marine ecology, UNSW
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Colorado State University
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Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania
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Professor and Department of Psychology Chair, The University of Texas at Austin
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Senior Scientist, ocean modelling, National Oceanography Centre
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Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and Director of the Centre for Marine Socioecology, UTAS, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Neuroscience, UCL
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Assistant Professor and Curator of Archaeology, University of Colorado Boulder
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Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder
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Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Director of Durham Energy Institute, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Ecology, University of Oxford
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Alaska Climate Specialist, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Honorary professor, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, UCL
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Professor of Ecology, University of Aberdeen