Sheep graze near yurts, traditional nomad felt tents, on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty August 1, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Star trails form over yurts, traditional nomad felt tents, in a long exposure picture on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty July 31, 2013. Modern farmers follow centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE) 

A newly born baby goat stands inside an enclosure on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty August 1, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE) 

Zhambytai Zhumaliyava (L), a farmer's wife, and her granddaughter Ayazhan prepare traditional kurt cheese balls for drying inside a yurt, traditional nomad felt tent, on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty July 31, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE FOOD) 

Makpal Erkinbekova, a farmer's daughter, is reflected in a mirror hanging on the wall of her family's yurt, a traditional nomad felt tent, on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty July 31, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Shepherd Panarbek Madiyar walks inside an enclosure with sheep and goats on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty August 1, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS) 

Farmer Turgynbay Erkinbekov (L), 70, talks to his one-and-a-half-year-old grandson Nurtleu near their horses on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty July 31, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS) 

Shepherds tend to cattle on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty July 31, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS) 

Nurtleu, who is one and a half years old, pushes his pram in front of his family's yurts, or traditional nomad felt tents, on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty July 31, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE) 

Horses graze on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty August 1, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS) 

A farmer's yurt, or traditional nomad felt tent, is seen in front of a Soviet-era observatory on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty August 1, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS) 

Farmers yurts, or traditional nomad felt tents, are seen on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty August 1, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE) 

Dzhamilya Boribayeva, a farmer's wife, milks a horse on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty August 1, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS) 

A family has breakfast inside a yurt, a traditional nomad felt tent, on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty August 1, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS) 

Sheep and goats are herded inside an enclosure for a night on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2,500 meters (8,202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty July 31, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock for a summer season. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS) 

Zhambytai Zhumaliyava, a farmer's wife, cooks outside the family's yurts, traditional nomad felt tents, on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2500 metres (8202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty July 31, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock during the summer season. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE) 

Horses graze near yurts, traditional nomad felt tents, on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2500 metres (8202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty July 31, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock during the summer season. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS) 

Azhar, a 6-year-old farmer's daughter, tends to a horse on the mountainous Assy plateau, about 2500 metres (8202 feet) above sea level, some 90 kilometres (56 miles) east of Almaty July 31, 2013. Modern farmers follow the centuries old nomadic tradition of relocating from settlements to the plateau to tend to their livestock during the summer season. Picture taken July 31, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: SOCIETY AGRICULTURE ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A hunter shoots a wolf in the Betpak-Dala steppe near the village of Aktobe, some 750 kilometers north-west of the capital Almaty, January 23. Wolf hunting has been banned for the last five years in Kazakhstan and this led to a dramatic increase of the animals, which now pose a certain threat to people and livestock