Mass killing of reindeer in the Russian Far East

The death of large numbers of reindeer was recorded in the Aldan region of the Republic of Yakutia in the far east of Russia.

In the details, it was reported that more than a hundred deer died in reindeer farms in the Aldan region in the Russian Far East. While the cause of the mass death is still unknown, veterinarians are investigating its causes, and the results of the analyzes conducted by specialists will be ready within a week.

A mass death of reindeer was recorded in August 2021 in a rural area of the Krasnoyarsk region in central Russia, while veterinary medical circles circulate a story that attributes the phenomenon to a type of encephalitis infection.