Reindeer and Caribou

**Description** This is the first book of its kind that attempts to pull together all current (and past) knowledge on reindeer and caribou, including history, farming practices, distribution, diseases, and other pertinent information. It is an essential book for anyone who works on the Rangifer species or studies people who hunt, farm, and subsist with them. **Purpose** This is an attempt by the authors to pull together information about reindeer and caribou from sources all over the world where the species are farmed and hunted. This book has been needed for a long time, as there is a dearth of information about Rangifer and it has been scattered and many times isolated to northern European countries. By using expert contributors from around the world, the authors have amassed information in one book where it can be easily accessed. **Audience** This book is written for all who have contact with Rangifer and its farmers, hunters, and the land that they roam. The historical and current impact of Rangifer are discussed as are the concerns about health, production, and the people who depend on them for their survival. The book meets all the needs of the intended audience and is the most credible source of information that I have found. **Features** This book encompasses all aspects that most find pertinent for a tome on one specific subject. Covering everything from anesthesia to viral and bacterial diseases, there is little that this book does not address. Great attention is focused as well on nutrition, parasites, and, perhaps most importantly, populations, current population dynamics, predators, and man's impact on the species and its range. The pictures are excellent and very useful. Tables and graphs are excellent as well. **Assessment** This book is of excellent quality, extremely useful for clinical practice, and just a good read for those interested in cervids, cervid farming and man's impact on the natural world. It is a unique book in that it covers Rangifer only. To me, that only increases its value, as diluting the information with other cervid species would damage the intent. -Clifford Fred Shipley, DVM, DACT(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine) **Description** This is the first book of its kind that attempts to pull together all current (and past) knowledge on reindeer and caribou, including history, farming practices, distribution, diseases, and other pertinent information. It is an essential book for anyone who works on the Rangifer species or studies people who hunt, farm, and subsist with them. **Purpose** This is an attempt by the authors to pull together information about reindeer and caribou from sources all over the world where the species are farmed and hunted. This book has been needed for a long time, as there is a dearth of information about Rangifer and it has been scattered and many times isolated to northern European countries. By using expert contributors from around the world, the authors have amassed information in one book where it can be easily accessed. **Audience** This book is written for all who have contact with Rangifer and its farmers, hunters, and the land that they roam. The historical and current impact of Rangifer are discussed as are the concerns about health, production, and the people who depend on them for their survival. The book meets all the needs of the intended audience and is the most credible source of information that I have found. **Features** This book encompasses all aspects that most find pertinent for a tome on one specific subject. Covering everything from anesthesia to viral and bacterial diseases, there is little that this book does not address. Great attention is focused as well on nutrition, parasites, and, perhaps most importantly, populations, current population dynamics, predators, and man's impact on the species and its range. The pictures are excellent and very useful. Tables and graphs are excellent as well. **Assessment** This book is of excellent quality, extremely useful for clinical practice, and just a good read for those interested in cervids, cervid farming and man's impact on the natural world. It is a unique book in that it covers Rangifer only. To me, that only increases its value, as diluting the information with other cervid species would damage the intent. -Clifford Fred Shipley, DVM, DACT(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine) Reindeer and Caribou: Health and Disease is a valu-able resource for anyone inter-ested in studying or involved in the traditional care and management of these Ran-gifer species. This book con-tains an extensive accumula-tion of facts regarding diet, forages, and environmental and range issues that affect reindeer and caribou. Infor-mation about diseases, meat processing, subspecies evolution, and how the environment and ecosystem affect wild herds is presented in a well-organized manner. - Steven Benscheidt, DVM (Nelson Road Veterinary Clinic, Longmont, Colo)