{"id":25941,"date":"2026-07-09T10:14:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T04:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=25941"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:53:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:23:56","slug":"yaks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/yaks\/","title":{"rendered":"Yak"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Yak Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of scientists has developed an Internet of Things (IoT)-based smart system to monitor the health of the high-altitude yaks and keep tabs on their movement near the international border in the Himalayas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Yak<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yaks belong to the <\/span><b>Bovini tribe,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which also includes <\/span><b>bison, buffaloes, and cattle.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wild yaks inhabit alpine tundra at <\/span><b>altitudes of 5000 to 7000 meters<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. They thrive in environments such as alpine meadows, alpine steppes, and desert steppes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Found throughout the <\/span><b>Himalayan region, Tibetan plateau, Mongolia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and parts of South-Central Asia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, yaks are reared in <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the union territories of <\/span><b>Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Characteristics of Yak<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This bovine animal has long been recognised for its resilience and adaptability to extreme conditions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It features a thick<\/span><b>, shaggy coat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This woolly fur provides <\/span><b>insulation against the biting cold of high altitudes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They have large hearts and lungs, compact bodies, thick outer hair covering, and <\/span><b>nonfunctional sweat glands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which help to <\/span><b>withstand hypoxia and cold stress.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Diet:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Yaks are <\/span><b>herbivorous,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feeding on grasses and alpine plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conservation Status of Yak<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>IUCN:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vulnerable<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CITES:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Appendix I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wildlife-protection-act\/\" target=\"_blank\">WildLife Protection Act of 1972<\/a>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Schedule I<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/scientists-develop-health-tracker-for-high-altitude-yaks\/article71190428.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yak belong to the Bovini tribe, which also includes bison, buffaloes, and cattle. 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