Killing Reindeer To Stop Anthrax Could Snuff Out A Nomadic Culture

Nenet men hold a reindeer race. Photo by PW PIX/Getty Images)
There’s a heated debate in the Arctic Circle. It’s about reindeer. Lots of them.
Russian health officials want to cull a quarter million animals by Christmas, The Siberian Times reports. That’s enough reindeer to fill about 400 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
The announcement comes on the heels of three anthrax outbreaks in western Siberia this summer, caused by “zombie” bacteria brought back to life from t