The national reindeer husbandry development center has opened its doors in the vast Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
The representatives of the Arctic Development Center, as well as reindeer husbandry professionals from Mongolia, Norway and other countries that are part of the World Reindeer Herders Association, welcomed the project organizers and personally appreciated all the advantages of the new center. Not without representatives of the International Center for Reindeer Herding and the Scientific Center for the Study of the Arctic.
According to the organizers of the Center, their project is primarily aimed at accumulating statistics on reindeer husbandry, and is also designed to analyze the state of the industry in different regions of the world.
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The immediate plans of the Center’s management are to open a similar institution in Mongolia and Scotland, which is also famous for its achievements in breeding and keeping deer.
“We are pleased that the steps taken to develop reindeer husbandry in our country for the coming years are so calculated and obvious,” said Batulga Solnoy, a member of the association “Reindeer Herders of the World,” the Mongolian reindeer herder. He was saddened by the current state of the industry in his country and noticed how quickly the connection between generations in Mongolia was lost, long-standing traditions and practices were being lost. “Reindeer husbandry has been developing in our country for centuries, but today, during the period of weakening, I want to believe that the opening of the new Center will help us recreate the former glory and power of the Mongolian reindeer herders!”
