The Icelandic reindeer population is only 2.500 - 3.000 animals. The Icelandic reindeer was brought to Iceland from Hardangervidda, a mountain range in Norway, around 1780 (reindeer in Norway). Since then they have developed by natural selection to survive the Icelandic winter, that is considerably more harsh than in Norway.

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