Christmas Reindeer Mystery

This Christmas Eve children around the world are getting ready to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
This night they will also be thinking about Santa Claus and his reindeers bringing presents to be left under the tree. The reindeer is synonymous with this time of year, but experts have noted that the worlds largest reindeer herd has plummeted.

The George River herd, which roams eastern Canada has dropped in numbers from between 8 and 9 hundred thousand animals to just 74 thousand.

Lydia O’Kane spoke to Survival International’s Advocacy Director, Jonathan Mazower to find out more. Listen