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Table 1 Pastoralists of the Indian Himalayan region. Source: secondary data analysis and primary data collection by the lead author with resource mapping and interviews with the regional experts
From: Pastoralism in South Asia: Contemporary stresses and adaptations of Himalayan pastoralists
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Community | Region | Livestock species |
Gaddi | Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh | Goat and sheep |
Gujjar/Gujjar-Bakarwal/Van Gujjar | Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand | Goat, sheep, cattle and buffalo |
Bakarwal | Jammu and Kashmir | Goats and sheep |
Kinnauara | Himachal Pradesh | Goat, sheep and cattle |
Lahuala | Himachal Pradesh (Lahual and Spiti region) | Goat, sheep, yak, dzoa, cattle, horse and donkeys |
Spitian | Himachal Pradesh (Lahual and Spiti region) | Goat, sheep, yak, dzo/dzomo, cattle, horse and donkeys |
Brokpa | Ladakh | Yak, sheep, goat and horses |
Changpas | Ladakh | Yak and goat |
Bhutia | Sikkim | Yak |
Dokpa | Sikkim | Yak |
Gurung | Sikkim | Sheep |
Chettri | Sikkim | Cattle |
Brokpa, Monpa and Sherpa | Arunachal Pradesh | Yak |
Mishmi | Arunachal Pradesh | Mithun |
Bhotia | Uttarakhand | Sheep |