A herder grapples with a reindeer to mark ownership on its ears; Kourpak nr Jokkmokk Lapland Sweden


In autumn the Sami people herd their reindeer into corrals, first to separate out those animals to be slaughtered for meat, and then to start the migration to lower, winter pastures. See here at Kuorpak, near Jokkmokk, Sweden.


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