Shift from Transhumance and Subtle Livelihood Patterns of the Bhotia Community and its Impact on Tibetan Sheep Population in Sikkim (India)

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  • Sandip Banerjee
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Tibetan sheep are carpet and apparel wool producing ovine breed of the Indian subcontinent. The Bhotia community of North Eastern India traditionally rears the sheep of this breed. The Tibetan sheep are adapted to the temperate climate and have been providing livelihood for majority of the people in the region. Livestock herding was the primary occupation of the people of the higher altitude regions of the area but it has been observed that the younger generations are shifting, towards alternative sources of livelihoods. This is leading to reduction in the sheep population in the region. The need for conservation efforts of the Tibetan sheep in India has long been recommended. Les moutons tibétains sont le tapis et la laine de confection produisant la race ovine du sous-continent Indien. La communauté Bhotia de l'Inde Nord de L'est élève traditionnellement les moutons de cette race. Les moutons Tibétains sont adaptés au climat tempéré et ont fourni des moyens d'existence à la majorité des gens dans la région. Le bétail s'assemblant était l'occupation primaire des gens des plus hautes régions en altitude de la région; il a été remarqué que les générations plus jeunes se déplacent, vers les sources alternatives de moyens d'existence. Cela cause la réduction de la population de moutons dans la région. Le besoin pour les efforts de conservation des moutons Tibétains en Inde était longtemps recommandé.

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تاریخ انتشار 2013