Scientists have found that as temperatures warm, yaks may be feeling quite a few of the effects. It turns out that a warming planet affects female and male yaks differently, which could have implications for Tibetan herders. (Photo : Flickr/Dennis Jarvis) Scientists have found that as temperatures warm, yaks may …
Scientists have found that as temperatures warm, yaks may be feeling quite a few of the effects. It turns out that a warming planet affects female and male yaks differently, which could have implications for Tibetan herders. (Photo : Flickr/Dennis Jarvis) Scientists have found that as temperatures warm, yaks may …
In polar environments, a lack of empirical knowledge about biodiversity prompts reliance on species distribution models to predict future change, yet these ignore the role of biotic interactions including the role of long past human exploitation. To explore how mammals of extreme elevation respond to glacial recession and past harvest, …
The impacts of climate change are being felt in this highly susceptible Himalayan region Environment: Hidden in the folds of the mighty Himalayas is a valley that has not yet been overtaken by modernisation or industrialisation. Yet remote Ladakh, in India’s northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, has already began …
Herders of the Tibetan ethnic group are leading the charge in protecting grasslands and biodiversity in their communities, thanks to support from the government and environmental groups. In Tsochi village, Qinghai province, families have given up parts of their grazing land and removed fencing to create better habitats for wild …
A group of Yaks at the National Yak Research and Breeding Centre, Arunachal Pradesh. File Photo The Hindu A group of Yaks at the National Yak Research and Breeding Centre, Arunachal Pradesh. File Photo The population of yak, the friendly long-haired bovine found in the Himalayan region, is rapidly declining …
Indigenous ways of conserving the animals through adoption of traditional breeding methods, classifying the breeds, diagnosing the diseases, and preventing the disorders and diseases by using locally available ethnoveterinary practices is still found to be rational and predominant in the remote places in India plays a pivotal role in conserving …
The Khangchendzonga National Park is a part of the eastern Himalaya global biodiversity hotspot and is located in the Sikkim state of India. Increasing livestock populations coupled with the government policy to ban grazing and its selective implementation resulted in conflict. Hence we undertook this multidisciplinary study involving consultations with …
