Livestock farmers in Taplejung highlands start winter descent to protect herds from cold

The farmers also aim to profit from selling sheep and goats, which are in high demand for Dashain feasts.

Ngima Sherpa, a livestock farmer from Lelep in ward 6 of Phaktanglung Rural Municipality of Taplejung, has arrived at Phale, also in Phaktanglung, along with his 77 yaks, after spending more than six months in Siddhi, which is around 4,000 metres above sea level.