RRP News & Events
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
2018 Calf Watch / Name our Calves!
The reindeer research program has a bunch of expectant reindeer cows! April and May are the months when most reindeer calves are born.
We generally give the mother and calf 12-24 hours to form a strong bond before we tag and weigh the newborn. If we process the calf too soon we risk
the reindeer cow abandoning her calf. If we wait too long, the calf becomes very mobile and it could be very stressfull catching it to tag and weigh.
Once a calf is tagged, its information is entered into our database and it will show up on the calf watch list.
Click on the Calf Watch link above to see if we have any newborn calves to announce!
Please Click Here to help us name our 2018 calves! We will use the list of
submitted names to name the calves when they are weaned in August.
May 2017
April 2017
2017 Calf Watch / Name our Calves!
The reindeer research program has a bunch of expectant reindeer cows! April and May are the months when most reindeer calves are born.
We generally give the mother and calf 12-24 hours to form a strong bond before we tag and weigh the newborn. If we process the calf too soon we risk
the reindeer cow abandoning her calf. If we wait too long, the calf becomes very mobile and it could be very stressfull catching it to tag and weigh.
Once a calf is tagged, its information is entered into our database and it will show up on the calf watch list.
Click on the Calf Watch link above to see if we have any newborn calves to announce!
Please Click Here to help us name our 2017 calves! We will use the list of
submitted names to name the calves when they are weaned in August.
March 2017
Greg and Erin travelled to St. Lawrence & St. Paul islands.
Greg and Erin took a trip to St. Lawrence island in early March to collect tissue samples from harvested reindeer.
Later in March they ventured to St. Paul island to collect tissue samples from the reindeer there.
Students from Hawaii visit the RRP.
Two large groups of middle school students from Hawaii visited the AFES farm to see the reindeer and meet Rodger as well as learn about raising reindeer in Alaska.
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
Our 2016 calves have names!
Some of our 2016 calves are due to be transferred so we did not name
them.
Click here to see the 2016 calf names .
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
2016 Calf Watch
The reindeer program has a bunch of expectant reindeer cows! April & May are the months when most of the newborns arrive.
Click on the Calf watch link to see if we have any newborn calves to announce!
We generally give the mother and calf 12-24 hours to form a strong bond before we tag and weigh the newborn. If we process the calf too soon, we risk the cow abandoning her calf. If we wait too long, the calf becomes extremely mobile and it could be stressful catching it to tag and weigh. Once a calf is tagged, its information is entered into our database & the calf watch list is be updated. Calves will be named later in the summer by selecting names from this list. To add your name suggestions click here.
The first RRP calf of 2016!
The Reindeer Research Program's first calf of 2016 was born on April 5th.
Read about it in SNRE Science and News.
March 2016
Greg attended ROBA Meeting March 10th-12th.
Greg attended the ROBA annual membership meeting in Lawrenceburg Indiana from March 10th-March 12th.
February 2016
January 2016
Greg is in Anchorage the week of January 11th
Greg is in Anchorage learning about BLM vegetation monitoring.
George gave a presentation at the Fairbanks Rotary Club.
George Aguiar gave a presentation about the Reindeer Research Program and its mission to the Fairbanks Rotary Club on January 5th.
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
The Reindeer Research Program is now on Facebook!
Thanks to Jennifer, we have finally joined the social media world.
Click Here to go to our Facebook page.
September 2015
2015 Calves have now been named!
All the names were chosen from a list of names submitted to our website during 2015. There were over 300 names submitted this year. Here is the full list of names for this years calves.
Greg Attends ROBA 2015 Western Regional Meeting
Greg attended the Reindeer Owners and Breeders Association (ROBA) 2015 Western Regional Meeting in Springville, Utah on September 5th & 6th.
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
Members of the Reindeer Research Program and 2 Interns from California in Nome for field work.
Erin and Haley attended a handling at St. Michael. Greg, Erin, Haley and Devyn worked on exclosure sites.
May 2015
April 2015
2015 Calf Watch
The reindeer program has a bunch of expectant reindeer cows! April & May are the months when most of the newborns arrive.
Click on the Calf watch link to see if we have any newborn calves to announce!
We generally give the mother and calf 12-24 hours to form a strong bond before we tag and weigh the newborn. If we process the calf too soon, we risk the cow abandoning her calf. If we wait too long, the calf becomes extremely mobile and it could be stressful catching it to tag and weigh. Once a calf is tagged, its information is entered into our database & the calf watch list is be updated. Calves will be named later in the summer by selecting names from this list. To add your name suggestions click here.
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
The RRP crew gave a virtual reindeer farm tour to a North Carolina elementary school class.
Read all about it on SNRE Science & News.
Growing reindeer and a future in agriculture article by Nancy Tarnai.
A Fairbanks 4H'er is raising a reindeer for her 4h project. Read about it in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner.
November 2014
October 2014
2014 Reindeer calves finally all have names!
Read about the names & the process of naming calves here on the SNRE Science & News Blog.
September 2014
August 2014
UAF explores range management opportunities with Cal Poly.
SNRE'S blog has a article about the Reindeer Research Program exploring a partnership with California Polytechnic Institute. Read it here!
Reindeer Youth Development Camp
The Reindeer Research Program is offering a reindeer youth development camp for a selected group of possible future reindeer herders. Read more about it on The SNRE Blog. Another article about the camp while it was in progress is here on the August 12 posting on the SNRE Blog.
July 2014
Reindeer Research Program Summer Intern
SNRE'S blog has a story about Elaina Cromer who is doing a summer internship with the RRP.
Read it here!
June 2014
Summer Reindeer Handlings
The RRP sent people to St Lawrence Island to attend one of their reindeer handlings and collect herd data and blood samples for brucellosis monitoring on June 26 2014. On June 30 2014 another group of RRP personnel attended a reindeer handling in Wales Alaska, collecting herd data and assisting in treatments for parasites.
May 2014
April 2014
2014 Calf Watch
The reindeer program has a bunch of expectant reindeer cows! April & May are the months when most of the newborns arrive.
Click on the Calf watch link to see if we have any newborn calves to announce!
We generally give the mother and calf 12-24 hours to form a strong bond before we tag and weigh the newborn. If we process the calf too soon, we risk the cow abandoning her calf. If we wait too long, the calf becomes extremely mobile and it could be stressful catching it to tag and weigh. Once a calf is tagged, its information is entered into our database & the calf watch list is be updated. Calves will be named later in the summer by selecting names from this list. To add your name suggestions click here.
March 2014
Greg and Erin attended the Reindeer Owners and Breeders Association Annual Membership Meeting in Johnstown, New York March 13th-March 16th.
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
Our 2013 Calves have been named!
Names where picked from those submitted to our calf naming page here . To read more about the names & the naming process click here to go to the SNRAS blog.
September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
RRP Seward Peninsula fieldwork.
The RRP summer Seward Peninsula field season kicked off with RRP personel attending reindeer handlings at Stebbins and Wales, and on St. Lawrence Island. Work on building & monitoring exclosures for 2013 also started and will continue throughout the summer.
RRP AFES Farm Summer Projects.
The RRP got some outside assistance from a returning intern from Califorinia Polytechnic State University and a pair of Wisconisin fencing experts for a couple of projects down at the AFES farm. Read about both projecs on The SNRAS blog
May 2013
April 2013
2013 Calf Watch
The reindeer program has a bunch of expectant reindeer cows! April & May are the months when most of the newborns arrive.
Click on the Calf watch link to see if we have any newborn calves to announce!
We generally give the mother and calf 12-24 hours to form a strong bond before we tag and weigh the newborn. If we process the calf too soon, we risk the cow abandoning her calf. If we wait too long, the calf becomes extremely mobile and it could be stressful catching it to tag and weigh. Once a calf is tagged, its information is entered into our database & the calf watch list is be updated. Calves will be named later in the summer by selecting names from this list. To add your name suggestions click here.
Fairbanks News Miner films calf birth.
A reporter for the Fairbanks Daily Newsminer filmed one of our calves being born on Saturday April 13th between 9:30 and 10:30 am. There were two of us reindeer crew also watching the birth via a webcam we use to monitor for events such as this.
March 2013
Greg and Darrell Attend Reindeer Owners & Breeders Association Annual Meeting
Greg and Darrell Attended The Annual ROBA Membership Meetting held in Lawrence Burgh Indiana March 13-17.
Greg in Nome for WAISC & to teach HLRM course
Greg was in Nome March 19th-28th to attend Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference & also to teach High Latitude Range Management Course.
February 2013
Greg Attending Society For Range Managment Annual Meeting
Greg is traveling to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to attend the Society for Range Management's annual meeting being held February 2-8.
January 2013
Greg gives a talk "Reindeer: Food security & higher quality of life for Alaskans"
January 30th at UAF Schaible Auditorium.
Reindeer Herders from Stebbins and St. Michael Attend Meat Production Workshop.
Reindeer herders from Stebbins and St. Michael attended a meat production workshop at UAF.
Read more about it here on the SNRAS blog.
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