A dead cow lays on the frozen ground on March 8, 2010 in Bayantsogt, Tuv province, Mongolia. Most of Mongolia is suffering from a Dzud, a phenomena of a severely cold winter following a summer drought, and this has left insufficient grazing feed for livestock. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimate 2.7 million head of livestock have perished already, but believe that figure will double by the end of June. The UNDP is working with other UN agencies to provide a 'cash-for-work' programme in which herders will receive income to bury the carcasses of livestock in an effort to prevent spread of disease and pollution once the snow begins to melt. By Paula Bronstein /Getty Images.
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