Kashmir's Pashmina Goats Are Dying of Starvation, BBC Reports

By Ed Johnson
Feb. 29 (Bloomberg) -- At least 600 goats in Kashmir that provide the wool for Pashmina shawls died of starvation because of cold weather and food shortages in the Himalayan region, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.
Thousands more goats face death after the Ladakh region of India's Jammu and Kashmir state experienced its heaviest snowfall in 30 years, the broadcaster said on its Web site.
Winter stocks of fodder and emergency supplies sent by the government have run out, the BBC reported, citing unidentified officials in the region.
Embroidered shawls made from Pashmina wool are among Kashmir's best-known handicrafts and are exported worldwide, according to the report.
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