Mongolia’s harsh winter of discontent FEATURE 03/16/2010

Mongolia’s harsh winter of discontent

FEATURE 03/16/2010 SERGELEN — After enduring a harsh winter last year that killed almost half of her 1,000 head of livestock, Baatariin Erdenechimeg moved halfway across Mongolia in search of a new start. But this winter has been no better — her family has lost a third of its remaining animals and may lose more before the warmer weather returns. “Our animals could not survive that kind of cold,” said Erdenechimeg, a 42-year-old mother of two. “They collapsed in the snow and died overnight. Our remaining animals are just skin and bones.” Erdenechimeg, one of hundreds of thousands of Mongolians who lead nomadic lives.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20100316com3.html

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