Pictures of Mongolia's Reindeer People

Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Dukha Boy with Squirrel Skins from Hunt
Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Dukha Hunters Search for Game in Mountains
Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Boy in Typical Dukha Camp Scene
Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Dukha Hunters Ride into Taiga Forest
Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Dukha Hunters Kill Moose for Food
Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Young Dukha Maid Grazes Reindeer
Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Dukha Woman Ties Down Reindeer
Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Dukha Shaman Sits by Ancestral Rags
Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Dukha Boy Rides Bucking Reindeer
Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Wildlife Biologist Takes Blood Sample
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Mongolian Reindeer Pictures: Dukha Boy with Squirrel Skins from Hunt
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Dukha hunters with guns slung over their shoulders leave on a hunting expedition. Mountains rise in the background near the the border between Mongolia and the Russian region of Tyva.

Anthropologist Hamid Sadar suggests the creation of a wildlife refuge in the forest shared by these two countries could help to mitigate the impacts of commercial hunting on the Dukha, and protect an area for the Dukha to continue living their traditional livelihood.

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Photo gallery by Chelsea Lane-Miller
—Photograph copyright Hamid Sardar
 

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