Gallery: Norway’s Reindeer Police Are Here to Save the Day

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    Sami herders load their reindeer onto a boat, headed for a nearby island.
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    Two members of the reindeer police patrol Finnmark with snowmobiles.
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    Reindeer graze as they wait for a boat to bring them to a nearby island.
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    Reindeer police check in with a Sami woman fishing on a frozen lake.
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    The reindeer police visit a Sami herder.
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    A Sami man drills into a frozen lake to go ice fishing.
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    A reindeer herd waits to board a boat for greener island shores.
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    A Sami reindeer herder and his family bring food to their herd of reindeer, on the way to the coast.
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    The reindeer policewomen inside a Sami tent.
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    A policewoman warms up in a police house after a day in the snow.
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    Two policewomen take it easy after a long day out in the snow.
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    A herd of reindeer moves from the mountains towards the coastline in Finnmark.
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