Ilse Köhler-Rollefson heads League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development, a non-profit which works with livestock keepers, and is the author of Camel Karma, a book on the Raika camel culture of Rajasthan
Camel dairying: The solution to rescuing Rajasthan’s state animal
If demand for camel milk rises, more livelihoods could be supported and more camel herds saved
Why Rajasthan's camel protection law is not enough to save its camels
Since the law does nothing to provide for the welfare of camels and their breeders, the government must take over from the Raika their …
High and dry
Conservation cannot ignore pastoral rights
Camel Yatra
Rajasthan's camel population has reduced dramatically during the last ten years. The Pali, Rajasthan-based non-governmental organisation Lokhit-…
Hone the homemade
Ethnic veterinary medicine is effective, cheap and accessible. Above all, it recognises the fact that no one knows an animal better than its keeper