A small group of reindeer Rangifer tarandus running in Fortuna Bay, South Georgia. A small group of reindeer Rangifer tarandus running in Fortuna Bay, South Georgia MORE INFO A few reindeer from Norway were introduced to the South Atlantic island of South Georgia in the beginning of the 20th century by Norwegian whaler Carl Anton Larsen and his brother Today, there are two distinct herds still thriving there, permanently separated by glaciers Their total numbers are no more than a few thousan