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.
Fools. Those weren’t reindeer, they were Finns in costumes. Obviously.