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Mongolia Losing Nomadic Herding Lifestyle

More than 600,000 nomadic herders have moved to the city in search of work after dzud.

Aired 05/02/2018 | Rating NR

Earth Focus

Mongolia Losing Nomadic Herding Lifestyle

Clip: Season 1 Episode 2 | 12m 6sVideo has Closed Captions

More than 600,000 nomadic herders have moved to the city in search of work after dzud.

n Ulaanbatar, Mongolia, more than 600,000 nomadic herders have moved to the city in search of work after dzud, or extreme weather patterns, have killed their cattle. In this segment of "Earth Focus" we see how climate change is threatening a deeply rooted lifestyle and how herders are adapting.

Aired 05/02/2018 | Rating NR

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