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LIFE IN THE WINTER SEASON- BAYANBULAG PASTURELAND


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Bulag, Uradyn E. 
Fuerwa, Dorjraa 

Abstract

The Torghuts have been residing on the Bayanbulag pastureland since returning from the Volga region, using it for both summer and winter grazing. This video highlights the life of a Torghut herder family, the Mönkhes, on the Bayanbulag grassland. Due to climate change causing grass shortages, Mönkhe spends half his income on additional forage for his livestock, making herding increasingly unprofitable and difficult. Consequently, many herders are losing faith in pastoral life, with some turning to other occupations for survival. Meanwhile, the tourism industry is also encroaching on pasturelands, offering little compensation to herders.

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Bayanbulag, Grassland, Climate Change, Mobile Pastoralism, Transformation

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Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Documentation Project, University of Cambridge

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Sponsored by Arcadia Fund, a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.