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Reindeer in the [region / regional] of Lapland, Finland, are famous worldwide. They are also very busy at [this / that] time of year. That's because they are helping Santa Claus [for / to] deliver presents to children all over the world. However, the animals are [faced / facing] a great danger. Reindeer herders report that an [increase / increasing] number of reindeer are [being / been] killed by wolves. The Reindeer Herders' Association in Finland [says / say] wolves have killed around 1,950 reindeer this year. That is a 70 per cent increase [from / in] last year. Juha Kujala, a Lapland herder, is worried about the future of his animals. He said there has been a [suddenly / sudden] increase in the number of wolves in Finland. This has upset the natural balance [between / just] reindeer and wolves.

Mr Kujala joked [to / at] reporters about his animals, even [though / thought] he is worried about them. He said: "These are Santa's reindeer. But we are really [lucky / luckily] because Santa needs them for only one day of the year, so we can [fly / flying] them for the [other / another] 364 days." Many herders believe the Ukraine War is the reason why [these / there] are suddenly more wolves in Finland. They say that men who used to hunt wolves in Russia have gone [for / to] fight in Ukraine. This means many wolves are crossing the 1,340-km border [between / on] Russia and Finland. Kujala said: "It's worse [since / for] the Ukraine War started. The wolves are coming from the Russian side. There's nobody left [hunting / hunter] the wolves."