Livestock population in the major settlements in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

Abstract

Livestock data were obtained for each household in Khumjung, Khunde, and Portse to understand the current status of the livestock grazing. The maximum livestock number per household was 56 in Khumjung, 93 in Kunde, and 36 in Portse, and most households with multiple livestock owned both male and female yaks. The number of households owning only cows were minimal, ranging from 1 to 4 head attains14 in Khumjung and 5 each in Kunde and Portse. The data suggest that pastoralism is unlikely to disappear in the future, while yak husbandry is not necessarily central to the residents’ livelihood.