“…While cryptorchid testes have been reported in wild reindeer [13], the authors are unaware of any reports of laparoscopy being used for cryptorchidectomy in any deer species, or of reports of previous laparoscopic approaches in reindeer. Laparoscopic oocyte aspiration, artificial insemination, and tubal ligation have been performed in female white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus [14, 15], sika deer Cervus nippon nippon [16], red deer Cervus elaphus [17], and fallow deer Dama dama [18]. …”