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| Cairngorm Reindeer Herd, Aviemore, Scotland |
"Eve Grayson, a reindeer herder of the Cairngorm Reindeer Herd, feeds the
reindeer on December 23, 2013 in Aviemore, Scotland. Reindeer were
introduced to Scotland in 1952 by Swedish Sami reindeer herder, Mikel
Utsi.
Starting with just a few reindeer, the herd has now grown in
numbers over the years and is currently at about 130 by controlling the
breeding. The herd rages on 2,500 hectares of hill ground between 450
and 1,309 meters and stay above the tree line all year round regardless
of the weather conditions." Article, and reindeer slides.
Note: The Eve Grayson and reindeer photograph from the media article above is #5 of 20 slides, all by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty.
Reference - Metric conversion distance, 2500 hectares is 9.6526 square miles. Metric conversion height, 1309 meters is 4,294 feet.
Posted by Kathy Meeh
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