Welcome to the world of reindeer husbandry. A project of the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and the Association of World Reindeer Herders (Assn WRH). This site will take you on a circum-Arctic tour of reindeer and people, a connection that is strong, ancient and profound. From the New World reindeer herding in Alaska, all the way around Eurasia, Mongolia and northern China, the world of Reindeer husbandry encompasses a wide diversity of peoples, languages, landscapes and cultures.
However, the livelihood is in essence, practiced in remarkably similar ways, speaking to a bond between people and reindeer that holds much wisdom about how to survive and thrive in some of the most inhospitable places on Earth. Need a beginners guide to reindeer husbandry? Start Here
This week GEF UNEP Reindeer Herding and Resilience project at ICR in cooperation with Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School hosted a Dukha reindeer herders Innovation Lab.
September 26, 2025
As part of events marking ICR’s 20th anniversary, we invite you to a seminar on transdisciplinary research, presented by Matthias Kaiser, Professor of Theory and Ethics of Science.
September 10, 2025
20 years ago today the Norwegian Government established the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR) in Kautokeino, Norway...
September 2, 2025
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