The current state of livestock herding in Khumjung village, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Abstract

Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, as a center of trekking, is under a rapid tourism development. It brought many changes on the natural environment and locals, Sherpa. Livestock herding that Sherpas have engaged in for many years has also been affected by tourism (Brower 1991). Stevens (1993) documented details of nak-centered traditional transhumance, but the current situation of livestock herding have not been revealed yet. In this study, we conducted a social survey to clarify the current herding system in order to see the transformation due to the external pressure of tourism development.