Consequently, in places where food is more abundant, reindeer do not compete as much for resources. Antlers suddenly become a costly encumbrance, because they require energy to grow. The size of ...

A new publication co-authored by John Ziker (Department of Anthropology) and Karl Mertens (Ph.D. candidate in ecology, ...

Deep in the Mongolian snowforest, the Dukha (also known as Tsaatan) people have herded reindeer for thousands ... a few years ago to find out how life for the Dukha has changed and how it has ...