The reindeer from Norway came to the reserve in December 2022 after crossing the border on the frozen Pasvik River. The animals were spotted by camera traps, according to Natalia Polikarpova, director of the Pasvik Nature Reserve in Russia’s Murmansk region. Two months later, the reindeer were transferred back to Norway.
TIL that wild animals are aware of frontiers and human territories, and therefore they have responsibilities.
The only immigration Russia wants is a flow of enslaved abductees from Ukraine.