Climate change tests Nepal’s wild and domesticated yaks

Mongabay
Mar 27, 2026, 5:11 am202 ptsTop
KATHMANDU — In the rugged mountains of the Dolpo region in western Nepal, Youngdung Jhama Lama spent her childhood herding nagton (domesticated yaks) across the vast alpine pastures. Two decades on, mobile herding has greatly changed. “We only have four yaks left now,” said the 24-year-old resident of…

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