The number of dead farm animals in Mongolia is approaching 6 million animals

Published 2024년 3월 26일

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Mongolia is grappling with a severe 'white dzud' crisis, characterized by unusually high snow cover that blocks livestock from reaching their natural feed, leading to the death of nearly 6 million farm animals and impacting 380 households, especially in the Dornogovi and Dornod regions. Despite efforts to mitigate the situation, about half of the country remains snow-covered, with ongoing storm warnings for strong snow and dust storms, exacerbating the crisis.
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Due to difficult weather conditions in winter and early spring of this year, 5 million 922 thousand 957 heads of farm animals died in Mongolia. As TASS reports, this was discussed in the special state commission for emergency situations. In total, 380 households in the country lost their livestock. The reason was the so-called “white dzud”, which has been observed in the republic for the third month. This phenomenon is better known as winter starvation. It is associated with too high snow cover, depriving livestock of normal access to natural feed. The most serious situation at the beginning of the year was observed, in particular, in the aimags (Mongolian designation of regions) Dornogovi and Dornod, where the snow depth was up to 60 centimeters. Read also Russia plans to send grain to Mongolia in the form of humanitarian aid The difficult situation continues to ...
Source: Rosng

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