Tag: Adaptation

Extreme Arctic weather impacts for animal husbandry

On By FstammleIn All, Climate change, Fieldwork, Human-animal relations, Indigenous PeoplesLeave a comment

Florian Stammler and Erik Kielsen Much has been written already about the losses of reindeer due to icing-over, or rain on snow events, among reindeer herders in Siberia and elsewhere. The climate seasonality is changing and this comes with its challenges in the Arctic for humans and animals alike. For example, in our research site …

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International conference on “Local horse breeding in Russia in the past, present and future”, June 22-24, 2018

On By Stephan DudeckIn All, conferences, Human-animal relations, Russian North, Theoretical Issues

It is worth travelling north in mid June to experience one of the wonders of the Arctic. It is polar day when the sun disappears only for a very short time under the horizon and the sunset is fading into a sunrise for hours during the night colouring the horizon in a million different shades …

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