With this practice, deemed "barbaric" by environmental associations, this state aims to increase local reindeer populations. One hundred bears, including 20 cubs, were annihilated in 2023 through this ...

Rovaniemi, Finland Rovaniemi, often heralded as the official hometown of Santa Claus, is a winter wonderland dream come true.

Santa’s reindeer — Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen and Rudolph — received clearance to fly to Pennsylvania from Dr. Sarah Coburn, Alaska’s state veterinarian.

YAKUTAT, Alaska (AP) — Forget the open-air sleigh overloaded with gifts and powered by flying reindeer. Santa and Mrs. Claus this week took supersized rides to southeast Alaska in a C-17 ...