Are they concentrated in specific areas or widespread ? What is their main use? Bactrian camels are a livestock species uniquely able to provide milk and fiber under exceptionally harsh environmental conditions.
It is unfortunate and efforts should be made to promote this livestock species in modern day Tibet area since archaeological evidences suggests that in the past Bactrain camels were present in the Tibetan plateau and in more recent times Bactrian were used in Lhasa. Camels today live in the Nubra valley of Ladakh not so far !
How do Bactrians deal with the high altitude in Ladakh and perhaps Tibet?
yes Dr Kshash you are right. In early 2014 Dr Bellezza told me that there are rock arts of wild bactrian camels and of domestic bactrian camels in Tibet. Domestic Bactrians camels seems to have been present up to the early historic period 650–1000 AD.
My interest is on the utilisation of Bactrian camels in today time. Apparently this is not happening......yet !
Perhaps the Chinese agriculture ministry might be interested in a camel project in Tibet?
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