tsaatan man, dressed in a traditional deel, with his reindeers in a taiga of northern Mongolia


tsaatan or dukha people are nomadic reindeer herders that live in Northern Mongolia. There are approximately 100 people left that still live the traditional way. Loss of habitat, changing climate and the hardships of life in the north, brings more and more young people into towns.


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Location: Mongolia
Photo credit: © Kairi Aun / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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