The history of reindeer in Alaska is complex ... First, let’s explore the difference between a reindeer and a caribou. Reindeer are Rangifer tarandus and so are caribou. However, there ...

But reindeer on one Alaskan island are surprising researchers ... it's the death of reindeer and caribou,' " he says. "But you know what, we have forgotten to tell the reindeer and caribou.

There are also biological differences between North American reindeer, which were transplanted to northwestern Alaska from Europe beginning in the late 1800s, and caribou. For example, the whole ...

caribou are wild animals, whereas reindeer may refer to wild, semi-domesticated, or domesticated creatures. In 1892 Reverend Doctor Sheldon Jackson introduced reindeer to western Alaska ...

A lot of people visit Adak to see the crumbling military base, but it's the wildlife, land, and sea that are the real treat.

while in Alaska “caribou” alone will usually do. In Russia and Norway, nearly identical animals are called wild reindeer. All of these live in extreme northern habitats between the tree line ...

Both Alaska and Colorado have deep histories ... You might think, as I did, that caribou and reindeer are the same. Reindeer are livestock, much like cattle, whereas caribou are wild, migrating ...

a suggestion borne out by the University of Alaska Fairbanks' Reindeer FAQ, which notes that only female reindeer retain their antlers much past the beginning of winter: Reindeer and caribou are ...

“I think we’ve done everything possible for him,” Star's caretaker, Albert Whitehead, said Star, a reindeer loved by many in his Alaskan community, has died after surveillance video captured ...

Matthew Island is an uninhabited, remote area in Alaska, where very few mammals ... will sometimes run off with herds of wild caribou in the area. Reindeer vary in appearance depending on their ...