Ask   Submit   Personal blog   Do your bit   Flickr Group   

A collection of pictures, videos, news and facts about animals and their habitats.
Posts are those which are submitted or found on external sites as noted.
Reindeer at risk from new extreme snow sport Wild reindeer may face a new threat from the extreme sport of snow-kiting, a study has found. Scientists modelled reindeer’s fright responses to both snow-kiting and skiing in an alpine area of south Norway. They found that reindeer were more afraid of snow-kiters because of the airborne kite. The study recommends that controls are put on the sport to prevent harm to wild reindeer. …

Reindeer at risk from new extreme snow sport

Wild reindeer may face a new threat from the extreme sport of snow-kiting, a study has found.

Scientists modelled reindeer’s fright responses to both snow-kiting and skiing in an alpine area of south Norway.

They found that reindeer were more afraid of snow-kiters because of the airborne kite.

The study recommends that controls are put on the sport to prevent harm to wild reindeer.

…

— 9 months ago with 9 notes
#reindeer  #caribou  #animals  #mammals  #fauna  #wildlife  #nature  #snow-kiting  #extreme sport  #norway  #skiing  #wild reindeer 
  1. dubiousrex reblogged this from faunafacts
  2. ethereal-ineffability reblogged this from hooloovooblue
  3. theatregang reblogged this from faunafacts
  4. hooloovooblue reblogged this from faunafacts
  5. felixity reblogged this from faunafacts
  6. kewelle reblogged this from faunafacts
  7. faunafacts posted this
RSS     /      Archive     /      Random
Astronaut by Peter Vidani     /      Tumblr