Listen to a Sami reindeer herdsman in Sweden discuss the impact of expanding human populations on farming practices
Sami reindeer herders in northern Sweden.
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Transcript
NARRATOR: The nearly 20,000 Sami who live in Sweden inhabit the country's northern interior.
Many of them are reindeer herders. In the winter they feed their reindeer dry lichens.
When spring comes they travel with their herds up north. Let's listen to a reindeer herdsman.
HERDSMAN: Every job has its good side and bad side. The good thing about reindeer farming is that you are your own boss and you spend a lot of time out in the forest and wilderness. But there are a lot of bad sides. Everywhere in Sweden the feeding grounds are getting smaller. Towns are growing all the time and crowding out the reindeer areas. And this is the biggest threat to reindeer farming today. We try to start early in the morning, while the snow is frozen hard enough for the reindeer to walk on. That's the best time to travel.
Many of them are reindeer herders. In the winter they feed their reindeer dry lichens.
When spring comes they travel with their herds up north. Let's listen to a reindeer herdsman.
HERDSMAN: Every job has its good side and bad side. The good thing about reindeer farming is that you are your own boss and you spend a lot of time out in the forest and wilderness. But there are a lot of bad sides. Everywhere in Sweden the feeding grounds are getting smaller. Towns are growing all the time and crowding out the reindeer areas. And this is the biggest threat to reindeer farming today. We try to start early in the morning, while the snow is frozen hard enough for the reindeer to walk on. That's the best time to travel.