Over a year after a devastating winter wiped out virtually his entire sheep flock, herders are still reckoning with the damage wrought by Mongolia's increasingly erratic extreme weather.

Mongolian herders struggle to recover from harsh winter

Indigenous Sami reindeer herders in Norway say they can't lose any more land. And with the construction of a planned 34-mile-long power line to Western Europe’s largest liquified natural gas plant set for this summer, it's a big worry. Watch in for more details!

Norway: Indigenous reindeer herders worried about power line

Technology has been trying to ease human being’s lives for years now, and space tech seems to have solved a major problem for rangers.<o:p></o:p>

A new space technology, termed as SpaceCows program, will help rangers predict where their herd is headed and cull them or fence off from important sites.

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CSIRO teamed up with Microsoft to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space technologies to help the rangers predict the movement of feral herds and manage them to make sure they are kept away from important heritage and cultural sites.<o:p></o:p>

AI will utilise data and track data of tagged animals through satellite and will create a replica of virtual landscape. The AI will be able to make calculations and predict the movements of the herds. For example, it will be able to predict if the herds will be moving towards the water bodies based on the temperature of the day. Through this calculation, rangers will be ready with their plan.<o:p></o:p>

SpaceCows is a joint project between Aboriginal land management groups, universities, CSIRO, satellite company Kineis, and Microsoft.

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Experts from the project will help train rangers aptly to use the AI-technology such as drones and tablets, to help them manage their herd in farm lands of more than 22,000sq km.<o:p></o:p>

"We've got areas we call bora grounds where we do initiations. (They’re) like meeting places, you know, where our mob gather and our dancers and songwriters can perform,"&nbsp;Balnggarrawarra ranger and Cape York’s Normanby Station traditional owner Vince Harrigan said. "Some of our rock art they’re down really low, in sheltered areas. There have been cases where there have been cattle right next to these low paintings, rubbing up against them. Over time they’re brushing it off, rubbing it off."<o:p></o:p>

Technology has been trying to ease human being’s lives for years now, and space tech seems to have solved a major problem for rangers. A new space technology, termed as SpaceCows program, will help rangers predict where their herd is headed and cull them or fence off from important sites.

Technology has been trying to ease human being’s lives for years now, and space tech seems to have solved a major problem for rangers. A new space technology, termed as SpaceCows program, will help rangers predict where their herd is headed and cull them or fence off from important sites. Also read | World's largest economies are not in line with the Paris Agreement on climate CSIRO teamed up with Microsoft to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and space technologies to help the rangers predict the movement of feral herds and manage them to make sure they are kept away from important heritage and cultural sites. AI will utilise data and track data of tagged animals through satellite and will create a replica of virtual landscape. The AI will be able to make calculations and predict the movements of the herds. For example, it will be able to predict if the herds will be moving towards the water bodies based on the temperature of the day. Through this calculation, rangers will be ready with their plan. SpaceCows is a joint project between Aboriginal land management groups, universities, CSIRO, satellite company Kineis, and Microsoft. Also read | ISRO’s new series of heavy-lift rockets to carry between 5-16 tonnes to GTO Experts from the project will help train rangers aptly to use the AI-technology such as drones and tablets, to help them manage their herd in farm lands of more than 22,000sq km. "We've got areas we call bora grounds where we do initiations. (They’re) like meeting places, you know, where our mob gather and our dancers and songwriters can perform," Balnggarrawarra ranger and Cape York’s Normanby Station traditional owner Vince Harrigan said. "Some of our rock art they’re down really low, in sheltered areas. There have been cases where there have been cattle right next to these low paintings, rubbing up against them. Over time they’re brushing it off, rubbing it off."

SpaceCows: AI to help rangers predict herds' movements to save sacred sites and rock art

A video has emerged of last week&#39;s gau rakshak&nbsp;attack on a herder family in Jammu and Kashmir&#39;s Reasi.

They attacked and injured a family of five -- including a nine-year-old girl -- who were grazing their livestock.

In the video, the group is seen attacking the family even as they take shelter in a police check post.

The attackers then break into sloganeering and try to violently attack the check post amid chants of &#39;Bharat mata&nbsp;ki jai&#39; and &#39;jai Shri Ram&#39;.

Four members of a self-styled &quot;gau rakshak&quot; (cow vigilante) group were arrested.

A senior police officer said a First Information Report (FIR) had been lodged against the persons involved in the attack against a nomadic family which took place in Talwara area.

The victims said the attackers mercilessly beat them and took away their entire flock including goats, sheep and cows.&nbsp;

The livestock has been restored to the family, media reports quoted police officials as saying.

(WION)

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The attack continued as the family took shelter in a police check post

A video has emerged of last week's gau rakshak attack on a herder family in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi. They attacked and injured a family of five -- including a nine-year-old girl -- who were grazing their livestock. In the video, the group is seen attacking the family even as they take shelter in a police check post. The attackers then break into sloganeering and try to violently attack the check post amid chants of 'Bharat mata ki jai' and 'jai Shri Ram'. Four members of a self-styled "gau rakshak" (cow vigilante) group were arrested. A senior police officer said a First Information Report (FIR) had been lodged against the persons involved in the attack against a nomadic family which took place in Talwara area. The victims said the attackers mercilessly beat them and took away their entire flock including goats, sheep and cows. The livestock has been restored to the family, media reports quoted police officials as saying. (WION)

Video emerges of gau rakshak attack on herder family in Jammu

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