Svalbard Reindeer population increasing
2014 CE • Svalbard, Norway
“Depleted by hunting over more than six decades, the Svalbard reindeer has been recovering strongly under Norway's conservation measures, and there may now be as many as 10,000 of them on the islands . . . the reindeer are in a boom cycle, possibly because of warming temperatures....Nonetheless, scientists worry that warmer winters may cause heavier snowfalls, and refreezing could create an ice barrier over the plants, causing starvation and a population crash.”
David Maxwell. Braun, “Svalbard Reindeer: Thriving Again on the Tundra," National Geographic Society Blog, August 25, 2016.
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