Mass vaccination is underway on Russia’s Yamal tundra
The world’s biggest reindeer population is up for big vaccination as regional authorities in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug act to
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Mass vaccination against anthrax continues on Yamal Peninsula
More than 658,000 reindeer are up for vaccination in order to prevent another outbreak of the deadly bacteria infection. Regional
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More than 800 000 reindeer to be vaccinated against anthrax in Russia
In the course of summer, the whole reindeer population of the Nenets tundra will be made immune against the lethal
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Yamal-Nenets authorities plan to cull 250,000 reindeer
Pasture lands are insufficient and the risk of another anthrax outbreak is high, authorities in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug say.
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