Individual with velvet-covered antlers from the southern herd.Satellite view of the extensively glaciated island of South GeorgiaMap showing Leith Harbour and Ocean Harbour where reindeer were released
Reindeer in South Georgia are an example of an animal which has been introduced outside its native range. The reindeer, a species of deer adapted to arctic and subarctic climates, was introduced to the subantarctic island of South Georgia by Norwegian whalers in the early 20th century.[1]
Initially, the reindeer were intended to provide recreational hunting as well as fresh meat for the numerous people working in the whaling industry on the island at the time.[1] As the whaling industry came to an end in the 1960s, and in the absence of a permanently resident human population, the reindeer population, in two geographically separated wild herds, increased to the point where their presence was causing environmental damage. This led to a decision to eradicate them, a program carried out between 2013 and 2015.
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