Leavenworth Reindeer Farm is committed to the conservation and recovery of caribou through our partnership with The Caribou Conservation Alliance. Proceeds from our biannual Caribou Conservation Antler Raffle go toward these efforts.
To participate in our baby reindeer naming contest, CLICK HERE.
Everyone’s invited to help name our new reindeer babies. They should start arriving any day now! The contest to name them is online and waiting for your submissions. If you choose to participate in our baby reindeer naming fundraiser, your generous donations will help support our farm and our partners at The Caribou Conservation Alliance. You can donate $5 for one name entry, $10 for three name entries, or $25 for ten name entries. The theme this year is FAMOUS MOVIE CHARACTERS. When submitting your names, please choose names from your favorite movies. Examples would be Elsa, Sven and Olaf from the Frozen movies. (Don’t choose those names as we already have them in our herd). We currently have 39 reindeer, and their names are listed in the photo below for your reference.
How to Win: We will randomly draw a list of 10 finalists on Easter Sunday, April 20th. Your last day to submit names will be April 19th. From the list of finalists, our staff will vote on 3 winning names. Winners will be announced by April 22nd. Anyone who enters a winning name will recieve 2 tickets to the farm, to come meet the babies anytime this Spring or Summer.
To purchase a $5 Raffle Ticket, CLICK HERE.
Winners announced twice a year – December 1st and June 6 (World Caribou Day). Leavenworth Reindeer Farm will cover the shipping costs to send a set of naturally shed reindeer antlers anywhere in the world for our winners. 2 Runner-Ups will be chosen each time to receive a merchandise or ticket credit of $100 USD. You may purchase as many Raffle Tickets as you want. Each ticket equals one entry.
All reindeer antlers raffled are naturally shed by a member of our herd. Reindeer are the only species of deer where both male AND female will grow antlers. Antlers are the fastest growing living tissue of any mammal on Planet Earth. They can grow up to 1 inch a day! Babies begin to grow their first set of antlers at just 4 weeks old! Reindeer bulls will outgrow everything in antler size except for a full-grown moose. They can carry up to 30 lbs of antler at 5 years old!
To learn more about Caribou Recovery, visit these news links:
U.S. boosts caribou protections a year after relocating the last Lower 48 caribou to Canada
Only 3 Caribou Remaining in South Selkirks Herd
BC announces wolf cull to protect endangered Selkirks caribou
