Palestinian woman living in a cave milks sheep at Ghwain, West Bank near Hebron

Tue Apr 21, 10:00 AM ET

Palestinian Halimah Hawamdeih, 70, milks sheep in a cave dwelling area on a mountain in the West Bank area of Ghwain, south of Hebron, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Around 120 members of the Hawamdeih family live in caves, making their living by selling dairy products produced from their livestock.(AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

Photo: Sheep herder Allahabad, India

Fri Feb 13, 8:54 AM ET

A shepherd flocks his sheep homewards in Allahabad, India, Friday, Feb. 13, 2009.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)

Photo: Sheep herder watches sheep in drought stricken China

Tue Feb 10, 4:07 AM ET

A shepherd and his dog watch over a flock of sheep as they move through drought affected fields located north of Beijing February 9, 2009. Dry weather will continue in China’s major wheat producing regions, but reservoirs have enough water to meet demand in the peak period and timely irrigation could reduce the damage, a senior drought relief official said on Tuesday. Picture taken February 9, 2009.REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)

Photo:Afghan girls lead sheep in Kunar, Eastern Afghanistan

Mon Feb 9, 3:17 AM ET

Afghan girls lead a flock of sheep in a field near Sarkani village, Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan February 9, 2009.REUTERS/Oleg Popov (AFGHANISTAN)

Photos: Shepherd tends his flock in drought stricken Houyan, China

Thu Feb 5, 7:26 AM ET

A shepherd watches over his flock of goats and sheep on a drought-ridden field near the village of Houyan, located around 400 kilometres (248 miles) south of Beijing February 5, 2009. China has declared an emergency over a drought which could devastate crops and farmers’ incomes, official media said on Thursday, threatening further hardship amid slumping economic growth. The drought gripping parts of central and northern China has sent Zhengzhou wheat futures prices up 5 percent this week but physical prices have not moved, with most investors confident the country’s reserves and last year’s big harvest can offset any fall in wheat production this spring.REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)

Thu Feb 5, 7:40 AM ET

A shepherd watches over his flock of goats and sheep on a drought-ridden field near the village of Houyan, located around 400 kilometres (248 miles) south of Beijing February 5, 2009. China has declared an emergency over a drought which could devastate crops and farmers’ incomes, official media said on Thursday, threatening further hardship amid slumping economic growth. The drought gripping parts of central and northern China has sent Zhengzhou wheat futures prices up 5 percent this week but physical prices have not moved, with most investors confident the country’s reserves and last year’s big harvest can offset any fall in wheat production this spring.REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)

 

Thu Feb 5, 6:25 AM ET

A shepherd watches over his flock of goats and sheep on a drought-ridden field near the village of Houyan, located around 400 kilometres (248 miles) south of Beijing February 5, 2009. China has declared an emergency over a drought which could devastate crops and farmers’ incomes, official media said on Thursday, threatening further hardship amid slumping economic growth. The drought gripping parts of central and northern China has sent Zhengzhou wheat futures prices up 5 percent this week but physical prices have not moved, with most investors confident the country’s reserves and last year’s big harvest can offset any fall in wheat production this spring.REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA)