The Endangerment of the Golden Yak
Richen Sangpo
Yaks are bovids (a mammal that lives in a cattle family) that live in India and Tibet. Before they used to roam free in Bhutan and Nepal. Over the years people thought they might be extinct but they were wrong or at least half wrong. The Yak population is decreasing over the years. There are two different type of yaks. One type is the wild one. Those Yaks roam free and mate with other females. The live in higher regions of land away from people. The other type of Yak is the Domestic kind. These yaks live with people down in the ground. Previously they have been confirmed as endangered but now they are even more vulnerable.
Unlawful Hunting:
The Yak population is dropping for numerous reasons . One of them is the unlawful hunting.
Most Yaks are hunted for there flesh. The males are highly expected to be captured than females due to there habit of leaving the females stomping in the hills.
Protection:
Yaks now mostly live and are protected by the Changtang Nature Reserve which by the way is a 200,000 square km grassland. The Golden Yak is not only known for its flesh but its luxurious fur coat that surrounds it. The animals such as the Tibetan Antelope, Kiang and the wild Tibetan Ass. They are difficult to locate due to the fact that they have an acute smell. This special scent allows them to detect when humans come and they run for the hills. Thanks to the fight of helping the yaks they have grown from 170 to 2011.
Domesticated Yaks:
The presence of Domesticated Yaks is troubling for the future. When the domestic yaks employ their living environment on the wild yaks it makes competition for land harder. Wild yaks live in mountain landscapes . There could also be a numerous amount of diseases between the domestic and wild yaks.Wild yaks are scientifically larger in size and their coloration is different.
In conclusion these are my reasons on why I think Yaks are one of the most highly endangered species in the world.
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