Pastoralism
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Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. The
Pastoral site at Tangnu village, Rohru in Himachal Pradesh, India
A catt of the Bakhtiari people, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
Saharan rock art from the Pastoral Period at Tassili n'Ajjer in the central Sahara, showing numerous pastoral scenes with cattle and herders
Khoikhoi dismantling their huts, preparing to move to new pastures. Aquatint by Samuel Daniell (1805).
Nomadic pastoralism
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Nomadic pastoralism, also known as nomadic herding or pastoral nomadism, is a form of pastoralism in which livestock are herded in order to seek for fresh pastures on which to graze. True nomads follo
Pastoralism
…daily or even within a few hours); as well as transhumance, where herders routinely move animals between different seasonal pastures across regions; and nomadism, where nomadic pastoralists and their families move with the animals in search for any available grazing-grounds—without much long-term planning. Grazing…
Nomadic Herders Grazing Livestock in Nigeria.
A young Maasai cattle herder in Kenya.
Reindeer milking in a forest; western Finnmark, late 1800s
A boy herding a flock of sheep in India