Dr Erdenebileg Ulgiit is a senior veterinarian from Mongolia who is assisting Gobi Livestock with the translation of a range of camel publications from Mongolian to English.
Below is an article he has written about camels in the Gobi Desert and related business opportunities.
South of Siberia is an initiative that designs clothing based on the owners’ experiences travelling and living abroad, including in Mongolia. South of Siberia is also in the process of creating photo books that further reflect their adventures.
Due to their connection with Mongolia and consequently the iconic Bactrian Camel, South of Siberia have decided to donate AUD$5 from the sale of each shirt to Adopt a Mongolian Camel as part of their community support program. AUD$5 can assist our efforts in introducing better technology such as float valves to maintain water levels in livestock drinking troughs.
The South of Siberia range can be viewed on their website.
While BAEconomics aims to assist in improving the welfare of both Mongolian herders and their domesticated Bactrian camels, other foundations and conservationists, such as the Wild Camel Protection Foundation and John Hare, are supporting Bactrian camels in the wild. Please view their websites for further information.
We are currently working to translate a publication on the Mongol camel, titled ‘Review of Mongolia Camel Studies’, into English. Once complete, it is out intention to publish the book on our site.
You will find an extract of this publication here.
On our most recent trip to the South Gobi we commenced tagging the camels in our program with electronic ear tags. The tags we use are light weight, unobtrusive and tamper resistant. All our camels will be electronically tagged and our aim is the encourage the adoption of this technology more generally in the region.