More than 200 reindeer have been found dead this summer in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard — and climate change appears to be the killer, researchers say
The reindeer likely starved to death after being unable to find food to graze on, according to scientists at the Norwegian Polar Institute , a federal scientific research agency that monitors the wild reindeer population."Never before have seen so many cadavers at once," Norway's public broadcaster NRK said.Experts say that Svalbard is on the front lines of the climate crisis.
Reindeer populations have declined globally by 56% since the mid-1990s, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2018 Arctic Report Card.Reindeer aren't the only Arctic animals suffering the effects of climate change in Norway. When sea ice melts, polar bears isolated on ice floes similarly risk starvation. A team of three scientists spent 10 weeks investigating the reindeer population, which the NPI has been monitoring for 40 years.
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