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Starvation deaths loom for reindeer as huge amount of snow piles up over icy crust

Unusually heavy snow, coupled with ice from unseasonal rains, mean it's harder for reindeer to reach the food they need to survive the winter.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer March 23, 2020
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Grazing conditions for reindeer in Northern Norway are very poor this winter as an unusual amount of snow forces the reindeer to dig especially deep to find food.

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