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  Why in news Nearly 40 yaks from Chinese have ventured into Indian territory in the Demchok area of eastern Ladakh   They are under Demcho...

 Why in news

  • Nearly 40 yaks from Chinese have ventured into Indian territory in the Demchok area of eastern Ladakh 

  • They are under Demchok villager’s control, there should be a proper mechanism to return, said the Demchok councillor 

Yak

  • The Yak belongs to the Bovini tribe, which also includes bison, buffaloes, and cattle. 

  • It can tolerate temperatures as low as-40 degrees Celsius.

  • Adapted for living at high altitudes

  • They have long hair that hangs off their sides like a curtain, sometimes touching the ground.

  • Yaks are highly valued by Himalayan peoples

  • According to Tibetan legend, the first yaks were domesticated by Tibetan Buddhism founder Guru Rinpoche.

  • They are also known as the lifeline of pastoral nomads in high altitudes of the Indian Himalayan region.

  • Yaks are traditionally reared under a transhumance system which is primitive, unorganised and full of hardship.

  • They are endemic to the Tibetan Plateau and the adjacent high-altitude regions.

  • The yak-rearing states of India are Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir

Protection Status of Wild Yak (Bos mutus):

  • IUCN Red list status: Vulnerable

    • IUCN considers the wild species of yak under Bos mutus, while the domestic form is considered under Bos grunniens.

  • CITES: Appendix I

  • Indian WildLife (Protection) Act of 1972:  Schedule I


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