Research of Reindeer Migration Routes Based on Tracking Technologies

Abstract

Reindeer herding practices take place in vast remote areas. Modern technologies, such as GPS tracking and other digital tools make it easier to coordinate reindeer herders’ work, track and manage their herds, as well as maintain pasture quality and migratory routes. Herd tracking solutions for real-time monitoring record and share field information from the grazing areas with other reindeer herders and organizations. The development of monitoring systems will assist in dealing with the problem of deer population declines and extinction of wildlife species, contributing to the economic outcomes. Mathematical methods and data analysis allow for studying spatio-temporal interactions and reindeer movement in order to prevent habitat degradation. In the last decades technology use for reindeer husbandry has been a potent research area for both international and Russian scholars. There is a diverse volume of open-access scholarly papers devoted to various aspects of modern methods of reindeer tracing and migration routes management, most of them in English. Such a vast information bulk needs processing and analyzing for its further use. This paper aims at collecting thought-provoking research data on the highlighted topic and scrutinizing its implications. An overview of existing research on the issue of reindeer migration tracking is fulfilled. The research will be helpful for further study in the area of reindeer herding with the use of technology.