- The population of yak, the friendly long-haired bovine found in the Himalayan region, is rapidly declining in India for a variety of reasons ranging from reproductive disorders, improper nutrition and degradation of natural grasslands.
- There are about 65,000 yaks in the country now -- a steep decline from 1,32,000 in 1977. The yak population in China is 13 million.
- Established in 1989, NRCY, the only institution of its kind in India, is conducting exclusive research on the overall improvement and conservation of yak for higher productivity and profitability so as to improve the socio-economic conditions of the Yak-rearing community.
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