Latest Yaks Stories

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A multinational team of conservationists from the University of Montana and the Wildlife Conservation Society recently counted nearly 1,000 wild yaks in a remote area of the Tibetan-Qinghai Plateau. The species was nearly decimated in the mid-twentieth century by overhunting, and this find may indicate a significant comeback. The team of Americans and Chinese counted 990 yaks in a rugged nature reserve called Hoh Xil. The reserve is...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online A study published online in Nature Genetics provides important insights into understanding mammal variance and adaptation at high altitude. Researchers, led by Lanzhou University and joined by BGI Shenzhen, Institute of Kunming Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences as well as the other 12 institutes, have finished the genomic sequence and testing of a female domestic yak. As a symbol of Tibet and of high altitude, the yak (Bos...

HALIFAX, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Carry Yak, a perfectly balanced, hands-free kayak carrier is now available online.  For kayakers, carrying one's kayak, particularly solo, can be a struggle. The choices have been slim, frustrating and often painful. With so few options, kayak portage has been a delicately balanced frustration. Until now. Today marks the launch of the Carry Yak, a perfectly balanced, hands-free kayak carrier, made in Nova Scotia, Canada. With the Carry...

China has 3,600,947 square miles of land, more than any other country except Russia, with 6.6 million. (The United States is slightly smaller, with 3,539,244 million square miles of land.) China's climate and geography vary greatly. It has mountains, plains, deserts and four distinct seasons. Its fall includes a brilliant color change in the north. YAKS AND PANDAS China's two most famous native animals, the yak and the giant panda, are neighbors. Perhaps 10,000 wild yaks can still be found...