Mongolia’s harsh winter of discontent
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.” Source: The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20100316com3.html |
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