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The data on the Changpa and the TRs are pooled and presented together. However, distinctions are made at some places, e.g., the per capita income from cashmere wool, which would be useful for future comparison.
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We thank the Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation, the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Whitley Fund for Nature, and the Ford Foundation for supporting our studies. We are also grateful to C.M. Seth, Jigmet Takpa and Salim Ul-Haq of the Department of Wildlife Protection, Jammu and Kashmir for facilitating the study in the Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary. We thank M.P. Singh, Dorjey Angchuk, Tsewang Dorjey and all other staff at the Indian Astrophysics Observatory, Hanle, for their help and support. We also thank our field assistants, Tsetan Paljor and Sonam Wangdus, and acknowledge the help and cooperation of the people of Hanle during the interviews.
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Namgail, T., Bhatnagar, Y.V., Mishra, C. et al. Pastoral Nomads of the Indian Changthang: Production System, Landuse and Socioeconomic Changes. Hum Ecol 35, 497–504 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-006-9107-0
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