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The other side of the conservation coin [1]

Of late, cattle herders of Merak and Sakteng have been looking for a solution to a new problem that they say could slowly threaten their livelihood.

Yak and cattle herders in the remote dungkhag say that their pastureland is slowly shrinking after a huge portion of it was absorbed by the 650 sq km Sakteng wildlife sanctuary.

Publication Date: 
13/10/2008
Kuensel (Bhutan) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Grazing Lands [4], Livestock [5], Cattle [6], Wildlife [7], Sanctuaries [8], Bhutan [9]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/other-side-conservation-coin
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/kuensel-bhutan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grazing-lands
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cattle
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhutan