Transhumance
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Transhumance is a type of mobile pastoralism in which grazing livestock are moved in herds seasonally between several fixed pastures, in contrast to sedentary pastoralism, where the livestock remain a
Transhumance in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Moving sheep up along a drovers' road in the Massif Central, France
Romanian and Vlach transhumance in Balkans
Vlach shepherd in Banat
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
Transhumance
…in contrast to sedentary pastoralism, where the livestock remain all year round on the same (typically a fenced) area of land, known as a ranch; and nomadic pastoralism, where the livestock are moved irregularly or randomly among different regions in search of any usable pastures. In montane regions, it implies livestock…
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