Finnish phone app finds reindeer, helps to avoid road kill In this July 13, 2009 photo, reindeers walk across the road in Suomussalmi, Finland. There's good news for Rudolph and his friends—an app is helping officials reduce the number of reindeer killed in traffic accidents in Finland. A simple, one-button interface allows drivers to tap their smartphone screens to register any reindeer spotted near roads. Using GPS technology, it creates a 1.5-kilometer (1-mile) warning zone that lasts for an hour and warns other app users approaching the area. (Vesa Moilanen/ Lehtikuva via AP) There's good news for Rudolph and his friends—an app is helping officials reduce the number of reindeer killed in traffic accidents in Finland . Some 300,000 reindeer freely wander the wilds of Lapland in Arctic Finland. ...
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