The Brokpa Yaks: A Dying Breed?

Climate change is affecting yaks and their Brokpa herders in the northeastern Indian Himalayas.By Bikash Kumar Bhattacharya Yaks’ extensive presence in the snow-clad alpine and subalpine Himalayas makes the landscape look like a crumpled white sheet punctuated with shaggy black dots. And, in the cradle of these mountains, depending entirely on yak produce — milk, … Continue reading The Brokpa Yaks: A Dying Breed?