Peul herders with their cattle, River Bani, Sofara, Mali, Africa

Goatherds, Bijaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Nomadic camel herders lead their herd to a watering hole in rural Somaliland, northern Somalia, Africa

Herder on motorcycle with goat and sheep herd crosses road to Mandalgov in hill country South of Ulan Bator, Tov, Central Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Nomadic herders' ger camp on Steppes grasslands of Mongolia, Asia

Nomadic herder milking her mares at ger camp on Steppes grasslands of Mongolia, Asia

Farmer with his goats in rocky landscape, San Antao, Cape Verde Islands, Africa

A camel herd in the Fezzan desert, Libya, North Africa, Africa

Small herd of cows and their herders, Woolisso reigion, Shoa Province, Ethiopia, Africa

Herd of goats and goatherder in the plains beneath Mount Ararat, Turkey, Europe

Bedouin and camels, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Three village cowherders with their herd of cattle in the desert village of Dasada, Gujarat, India, Asia

Goat herder at Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Horses carrying supplies in and out of the Manaslu region make their way home, with views of Ganesh Himal in the distance, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Yaks make their way down from Everest Base Camp to collect more supplies, with Kongde the peak in the distance, Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

Goat herder in Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Llamas and herder, Andes, Peru, South America

Yaks, the local beasts of burden and the principal mode of transport, bringing supplies into Dolpa, a remote region of Nepal, Himalayas, Asia

A nomad near Tso Moriri in the remote region of Ladakh, north India, Asia

Bedouin goat herder, Harodus castle, Jordan, Middle East

Peul herder and cattle crossing the River Bani during transhumance, Sofara, Mali, Africa

Goat herder with Painted Rocks by Belgian Artist Jean Verame, Tafraoute, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Camel herder, Pushkar Fair, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Camel herder and bedouin life in the desert at Al Ain in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Camel herder, Bedouin, at Al Ain in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Camel herder and bedouin life in the desert at Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

A Mongolian camel herder stands proudly in front of his camels in the middle of the sand dunes of the Gobi Desert. Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Peul cattle herder using donkeys to fetch water from a well, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Peul goat herder, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Camel herder early in the morning at the Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

A Mongolian herder in the Steppe of Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

A camel herder in Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Goat herder with Painted Rocks by Belgian Artist Jean Verame, Tafraoute, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Goat Herder, Mojacar, Almeria, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Myanmar herding sheep, mingun, near mandalay

Shepherd on horse with his flock, near Kara-Kol, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Tanzanian landscape near same in the north-east. Man herding sheep

Tibetan Yak Herder and Yak. Himalayas, Tibet.

A Chinese farmer herds his cows on a motorbike in Inner Mongolia, Nothern China, Asia

Inyambo (sacred) cow with huge horns and guardian in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Low view of Inyambo (sacred) cow with huge horns and guardian in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Inyambo (sacred) cows with huge horns and guardians in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Young woman poses with Inyambo (sacred) cows with huge horns and their keepers in the garden of the Royal Palace Museum of Mutara III Rudahigwa from 1931, Nyanza, Southern Province, Rwanda, Africa

Herder celebration, Santuario N.S. de los Reyes, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain

Sheep herder with sheep on road 336 in Connemara, Ireland

Herder celebrations, Santuario de los Reyes, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain

Young Basotho man wearing a traditional costume, shepherd, portrait, Drakensberg, Kingdom of Lesotho, southern Africa

Herd of Zebus (Bos primigenius indicus), Garoua, Cameroon, Africa

Bust of Johann Gottfried von Herder, German poet, critic and theologian of the German Classic Period

Llama (Lama glama) herd, San Juan, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Cattle herdsman wearing a red turban, near Udaipur, Rajasthan, North India, India, Asia

Camels on way to Pushkar Mela, camel and cattle market, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Shephard conducting a group of sheep down a road, Tavush Province, Armenia, Asia

Aerial view of a flock of sheep during the transhumance in the Soria region, Arévalo de la Sierra, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe

Sheep flock during transhumance through the region of Soria, Castilla y León, Spain, Europe

Shepherds in Simien Mountains National Park, Ras Dashen, Ethiopia, Africa

Afar shepherd leads a dromedary caravan loaded with rock salt plates (halite) across the Lake Assale (Lake Assale), Danakil Depression, Afar Region, Ethiopia, Africa

Camel herder under beautiful milky way in Mongolian gobi desert, Umnugobi province, Mongolia, Asia

Aerial view, Cattle herders with herd of cattle, Fula people, Niger, Africa

Nomad on horses, Arkhangai province, Mongolia, Asia

Guezelyurt, Morphou, monastery church of St. Mamas, portal, St. Mamas was the patron saint of shepherds, animals, tax evaders and also tax consultants, North Cyprus

A typical Sardinian shepherd's hut

Mauretanian Bedouin with goats, Mauretania, northwestern Africa

Kazakh man, shepherd on horseback, with his flock of sheep, hills and steppe landscape, near Almaty, Kazakhstan, Asia

Sheppard with his sheeps on a steep hill, Yakawlang province, Bamyan, Afghanistan, Asia

Cattle herder on his horse in the Altai mountains, Olgii province, Mongolia, Asia

Side view young woman dog going trip

Goat, goat herder, street sign, historic centre, Arnsberg, Sauerland region, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

17 weeks old female shepherd puppy playing in summer

17 weeks old female shepherd puppy playing in summer

17 weeks old female shepherd puppy playing in summer

17 weeks old female shepherd puppy playing in summer

17 weeks old female shepherd puppy playing in summer

17 weeks old female shepherd puppy during training at the dog park in summer

Young shepherd driving sheep. Folk Festival commemorating the origin myth the Tien Shan Maral (Tian Shan wapiti), an origin myth of the Kyrgyz tribes. Near Tasch Baschat, Naryn region. Asia, Central Aisa, Kyrgyzstan

The yurt of a local herder. The Alaj valley in the Pamir Mountains, Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Herder on horseback drives sheep and goats. A typical farm on the Suusamyr plain, a high valley in Tien Shan Mountains. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

The yurt of a local herder. The Alaj valley in the Pamir Mountains, Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

The yurt of a local herder. The Alaj valley in the Pamir Mountains, Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

The yurt of a local herder. The Alaj valley in the Pamir Mountains, Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Herder on horseback with sheep and goats. A typical farm on the Suusamyr plain, a high valley in Tien Shan Mountains. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

The yurt of a local herder. The Alaj valley in the Pamir Mountains, Asia, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Herder with sheep and goats. A typical farm on the Suusamyr plain, a high valley in Tien Shan Mountains. Asia, central Asia, Kyrgyzstan

Camel traders and herders sit in a tea hut in a camel market in El Obeid, Sudan on February 16, 2006. Yussuf Gamaa, 2nd from L, is a camel herder from Darfur. About 150,000 camels cross over from Sudan into Egypt every year, the majority as cattle as an inexpensive source of protein. Today the camel is both the caravan and the cargo. Camels from this market will travel the Forty Days Road or Darb el-Arbein a 1,200 mile desert trail into Egypt and the oldest trade route in the Sahara. Desert nomads like Yussuf depend on the profitable camel trade for their livelihood.

Kazakh herder, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia

Kirghiz women in traditional dress outside of their yurt camp, Little Pamir, Wakhan, Afghanistan

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Nomadic herder, Terelj National Park, Mongolia

Nomadic herder, Terelj National Park, Mongolia

A Khanty reindeer herder stands on his sled to survey the surrounding expanse.

Kazakh herder, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, Mongolia

A Khanty reindeer herder with his most prized deer in Houlor. White deer have special significance for the Khanty.

Reindeer owned by a Khanty herder, northwestern Siberia

Reindeer owned by a Khanty herder, northwestern Siberia

Cowboy Herding Cattle Across River, Alberta, Canada

Goat herders with their goats at the Monday livestock market, Keren, Anseba Region, Eritrea

Eritrean herders with goats and sheep at the Monday livestock market, Keren, Anseba Region, Eritrea