Bering Sea · AK
St. Matthew Island
The island where the reindeer boomed and crashed.
- Reindeer brought
- 29 in 1944
- Peak
- About 6,000 in 1963
Then
- 1944
The Coast Guard releases 29 reindeer.
- 1963
The herd reaches about 6,000.
- 1965
Only 42 are left.
Now
No one lives here. It is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.