Current Affairs Prelims Question

Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures.
The transhumant system is prevalent in the Himalayas, where there are several nomadic tribes, such as the Gujars, Bakarwals, Bhotias, Gaddis and Changpas, who rear sheep and goats under this system. The animals are moved to the sub-alpine and alpine pastures during summer, while during winter they are grazed on the adjoining plains.
In the Great Himalayan range, the valleys are mostly inhabited by the Bhotias.
These are nomadic groups who migrate to ‘Bugyals’ (the summer glasslands in the higher reaches) during summer months and return to the valleys during winters.
Traditionally, Bakarwals move to high meadows with their livestock when the snow starts melting. When it begins to snow again after a few months, they come down to the lower reaches. For centuries, the Bakarwals have moved from Jammu to Kashmir and back to Jammu, their migration regulated by the changing seasons.

Transhumance is a type of pastoralism or nomadism, a seasonal movement of livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures.
The transhumant system is prevalent in the Himalayas, where there are several nomadic tribes, such as the Gujars, Bakarwals, Bhotias, Gaddis and Changpas, who rear sheep and goats under this system. The animals are moved to the sub-alpine and alpine pastures during summer, while during winter they are grazed on the adjoining plains.
In the Great Himalayan range, the valleys are mostly inhabited by the Bhotias.
These are nomadic groups who migrate to ‘Bugyals’ (the summer glasslands in the higher reaches) during summer months and return to the valleys during winters.
Traditionally, Bakarwals move to high meadows with their livestock when the snow starts melting. When it begins to snow again after a few months, they come down to the lower reaches. For centuries, the Bakarwals have moved from Jammu to Kashmir and back to Jammu, their migration regulated by the changing seasons.

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