Reindeer Population in Mongolia Reached 2,396 in 2018

AKIPRESS.COM - The reindeer population in Mongolia reached 2,396 at the end of 2018, increasing by 167 head compared to the previous year, Xinhua reports citing country's National Statistics Office.

There were more than 2,000 reindeer in Mongolia during the 1970s. However, the number dropped to 926 at the end of 2007, since reindeer herders had to butcher and sell their reindeer due to the lack of sustainable income sources, bringing the animal to the brink of...