Assessing livestock herding practices of agro-pastoralists in western Bhutan: Livestock vulnerability to predation and implications for livestock management policy

As in many developing countries, agro-pastoralism is the major form of livelihood for rural communities in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. Although livestock rearing is part and parcel of rural Bhutanese agricultural system, Bhutan also has a high percentage of natural forest cover that supports a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pastoralism : research, policy and practice Jg. 7; H. 1; S. 1 - 5
Hauptverfasser:	Tshering, Kencho, Thinley, Phuntsho
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2017 Frontiers Media SA
Schlagworte:	Agricultural management Agricultural practices Agriculture agropastoralism Anthropology Applied Ecology autumn Bhutan cattle Developing countries Earth and Environmental Science Ecosystems Environment Environmental Management farm labor Farmers Farming systems Farmworkers Forage Forests Herding issues and policy LDCs livelihood Livestock livestock insurance man-made trails managers Pastoralism Pasture pastures Predation Predators questionnaires rearing Rural areas rural communities summer surveys Sustainable Development wildlife Wildlife conservation Wildlife management Bhutan Livestock policy Bhutan Endangered predators Herd management Agro-pastoralism Intensification Livestock losses
ISSN:	2041-7136, 2041-7128, 2041-7136
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