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The use of reindeer as semi-domesticated livestock in Alaska was introduced in the late 19th century by the United States Revenue Cutter Service, with assistance from Sheldon Jackson, as a means of providing a livelihood for Alaska Natives. [235] Reindeer were imported first from Siberia and later also from Norway.
Reindeer herders have their own stories about how reindeer were domesticated, and about the relationship between wild and domestic reindeer. Whatever the debate, the very fact of domination of a reindeer led to a reindeer revolution that spread to the North, East, and West. Sleds pulled by reindeer appeared later than dog sleds.
As surprising as it may sound, reindeer are the only deer species to be widely domesticated. Some scientists claim that reindeer domestication started almost 2000 years ago.
Deer have often been bred in captivity as ornaments for parks, but only in the case of reindeer has thorough domestication succeeded. [126] By 2012, some 25,000 tons of red deer were raised on farms in North America.
Reindeer were domesticated by humans around 3,000 years ago, and since then, they have helped native populations in the Arctic survive and prosper against all odds.
Whitetail deer, for example, consume small twigs and leaves, while reindeer have been known to eat bird eggs and even fish when necessary. Reindeer vs. Whitetail Deer: Antlers
Semi-domesticated reindeer of domestic stock were brought to Scotland in 1952. In 2017, there were about 150 left to graze across 10,000 acres of land in the Cairngorms National Park, where the climate is classed as tundra. [97] [98] Southernmost reindeer: South Georgian reindeer with velvet-covered antlers
Reindeer are the same thing as caribou except that they are native to northern Europe and Asia. Caribou are found in the wild, whereas reindeer are typically domesticated (caribou in Alaska that ...