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Farmers in India’s Rajasthan have traditionally relied on raising camels for their livelihoods. But camel herds have been dwindling drastically in the last 10 years as their grazing areas have been destroyed by agriculture. Veterinarian and activist Ilse Kohler-Rollefson of the League for Pastoral Peoples talks about how new uses for camel’s milk (including ice cream and anti-wrinkle face products) may help rejuvenate the local economy.