Replacing wild herbivores with livestock hurting insects in Himalayas | India News – The Times of India
Researchers during fieldwork in the Spiti region. (Picture credit: IISc) BENGALURU: A 15-year study in India’s Spiti valley has revealed that replacing wild herbivores like yak and ibex with livestock like cattle and sheep drastically affects ground-dwelling arthropods like spiders, as well as that of ticks and mites that can spread vector-borne diseases.The study found…