Santa's companion is threatened

The existence of reindeer, the animal-drawn animal for Santa, is threatened by many threats such as oil exploitation and climate change.

Livescience said that reindeer is distributed in large numbers in Canada, Alaska state of the US, Siberia region of Russia and Greenland island.

This mammal is worshiped in many cultures. Reindeer is the only deer in which both males and females have horns. They are able to adapt to extreme cold climates thanks to the ability to hold air. Reindeer live and feed in extremely harsh habitats like tundra, mountains, empty areas in the north pole. Reindeer plays an important role in the stability of the northern polar ecosystems.

Reindeer is a revered animal in many cultures.Photo: Daily Mail.

But in a book entitled "Caribou and the North: A Shared Future", the authors claim that the future of reindeer is threatened by many dangers, including deforestation, resource exploitation and openness. bring roads and global warming. In the North American region, the reindeer's living area has decreased by about one third. Canada included them in the list of "threatened" or "at risk" species, while American scientists claim reindeer has disappeared permanently from the eastern states and the Great Lakes region of this country. Even the giant reindeer herds in the far north are facing a decline in quantity and fertility.

According to Livescience, the Nature Conservation Association (based in the US) has conducted many surveys of reindeer numbers for many years. They found that the number of reindeer worldwide decreased by 60% over the past 30 years.

"Millions of children in North America and Europe grow up with reindeer myths. So their disappearance will be a cultural disaster. We should remember that reindeer plays a role. important for ecosystems in the northern hemisphere, protecting the land, the environment and the ecosystem is how we prevent this species from becoming extinct, " said Justina Ray, executive director of the genus. Branch of Nature Conservation Association in Canada.