Svalbard Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus)
a starving reindeer in Svalbard I photographed on June 15, 2019
Over 200 Svalbard reindeer have been found dead on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. That’s one of the highest recorded death tolls since population monitoring commenced in 1978, and scientists believe climate change played a key role. According to a report on the Norwegian Polar Institute’s website, the Svalbard reindeer suffered a lean Winter, starving to death because of a shortage of food. Those that didn’t starve to death were found to be underweight.