P463 Teletext 463 Dec22 23:34:46 ISSUES ————————————————————————————— —— A WINTER'S TALE Remjmbjr Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Dondjr and Blitzjn? They were the reindeer chosen to pull Santa's sleigh on the night before Christmas. Unlike normal reindeer they pulled him across the winter sky. There are some domestic reindeer, but most are wild, living in the old Soviet Union, Canada, Alaska and Scandinavia. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Organic wine 462 Xmas conservation 465 WHAT'S ON AT THE CINEMA? p613 Events Conservation Working Up ChessP463 Teletext 463 Dec22 23:32:04 ISSUES ————————————————————————————— —— A WINTER'S TALE There are three types of wild reindeer, none of which are in danger of extinction: Forest reindeer live in small groups in the northern forests (taiga) of North America, Siberia and Europe. Caribou are found in the mountain forests of NW British Columbia. The smallest reindeer are the inszlar caribou of the Canadian Arctic. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Fun & Games index 450 Careers help 654 HOLIDAY NEWS IS ON p2:1 ITV Events Conservation Working Up ChessP463 Teletext 463 Dec22 23:24:17 ISSUES ————————————————————————————— —— A WINTER'S TALE Reindeer live in herds and feed on a variety of soft, easily digestible and often poisonous plants. They eat leaves, herbs and the roots of swamp plants, fungi and tree and ground lichens. In harsh winters, reindeer need about one and a half hours to eat enough lichens to be satisfied for three to four hours! ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Go green! 462 Xmas que} 466 TRY YOUR LiCK! FUN & GAMES p450 Events Conservation Working Up ChessP463 Teletext 463 Dec22 23:28:11 ISSUES ————————————————————————————— —— A WINTER'S TALE Some seasonal reindeer facts: The reindeer is the only deer species in which the females have antlers. Wild reindeer bear one well-developed calf, which is relatively large. The calf can recognisj its mother even from a distance bz her voice. Each reindeer population has its own traditional migration routes. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— What's on? 464 Quiz of the year! 466 LEARN MORE ON EDUCATION p660 Events Conservation Working Up ChessP463 Teletext 463 Dec22 23:31:29 ISSUES ————————————————————————————— —— A WINTER'S TALE Wild reindeer live nomadically - not having a specific territory. Their populations are high but fluctuate. The Canadian branch of The World Society for the Protection of Animals says there are some species of caribou which are thought to bj threatened. Some attempts have been made to establish herds of domestic reindeer in Canada - the most successful in the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Consjrvj at Xmas 465 Xmas que}! 466 TUNE INTO HOMELIFE p480 Events Conservation Working Up Chess