WE SHOULD LEARN FROM SCANDINAVIA HOW TO TAKE CARE ABOUT CARIBOUS!

In USA and Canada also Greenland the herds are wild and anyone can hunt them. In Scandinavia and Russia people own the reindeers (=Caribous) and they take care of them. In Scandinavia the Reindeers walk free untill the autumn reindeer separation. Then the fawns follow their mom-does. The fawns are born on the spring snowdrifts. The the owners decide which one will be sold for meat. They can own only particular amount of them that the nature is feeding them. Still they must have in wintertime extra food because there is so much snow 1meter to 1.5 meters.

In Russia the owners are moving with the reindeers and live in teepees. The children are in boarding scool and many of them return back to the Tundra.

I'm sorry to tell you that in the National Geographic story which I add here is some mistakes. FX: All the reindeers =Caribous drop their horns. After rutting season the bucks (=males) drop their horns first but all the does have horns also and they protect the fawns with the horns and when the fawns are big enough the does also drop the. horns. From a picture I can say what I can say in which is buck and which is doe. The bucks (=males) have bigger and wider horns and third horn on the nose. The does(=females) have smaller horn just to protect the fawn. This is what I know about Caribous and I say that we could send people fx. to Norway to learn how they take care of Reindeers=Caribous.

Second part: National Geographic

Caribou, also called reindeer, are found in northern regions of North America, Europe, Asia, and Greenland.

As summer approaches, caribou herds head north in one of the world's great large-animal migrations. They may travel more than 600 miles (965 kilometers) along well trod annual routes. At the end of their journey, they spend the summer feeding on the abundant grasses and plants of the tundra. In these rich grounds, an adult caribou can eat 12 pounds (5 kilograms) of food each day.

During migration, herds of cows (female caribou) leave several weeks before the males, who follow with yearling calves from the previous birthing season.

Caribou have large hooves that are useful tools for life in the harsh northlands. They are big enough to support the animal's bulk on snow and to paddle it efficiently through the water. The hoof's underside is hollowed out like a scoop and used for digging through the snow in search of food. Its sharp edges give the animal good purchase on rocks or ice.

Caribou are the only deer in which male and females both have antlers—though only some females have them. Cows have one calf each year, which can stand after only a few minutes and move on with its mother by the next day.

When the first snows fall each year, the caribou turn south and complete a migration that sees them travel as many as 1,600 miles (2,574 kilometers) each year. They spend the winter in more sheltered climes and survive by feeding on lichens.

Caribou are traditionally vital to indigenous northern people throughout much of their range.