Feedback from a friend who lives in the very West Mongolia who read this article: " This concerns mostly East Mongolia, and it can be a good thing for the natu

Feedback from a friend who lives in the very West Mongolia who read this article: " This concerns mostly East Mongolia, and it can be a good thing for the nature, even though it is disastrous for many shepherds/herders. It's now more than 3x as many livestock animals in the country compared to when communism fell in 1990. Over-grassing kills the steppes and makes the desert spread in record speed. So if half of the livestock animal population would die, it would be, as said, good for the nature, but crap for the shepherds/herders. If you want to see the official animal statistics check out http://1212.mn/en http://1212.mn/en "