AlpenImage Ltd.
www.alpenimage.com
Photographer and explorer Gordon Wiltsie's official site features his images, multimedia,
contact information, and more.
Mongolian Tourism Board Official Government Website
www.mongoliatourism.gov.mn/indexm.html
Explore Mongolia remotely through this good introductory website. General country
information is augmented by historical, regional, and tourist information sections
Mongolia Today Online Magazine
www.mongoliatoday.com/info/country_briefs.html
Stay in touch with Mongolian arts, current events, and more through this engaging online
magazine. Peruse archive issues for texts covering such categories as culture, tradition,
nomad way, lifestyle, arts, ethnography, current affairs, and sports.
Library of Congress Country Study: Mongolia
countrystudies.us/mongolia
Tour this exhaustive, well-researched website offering easily accessed links to chapters on
Mongolian history, society, economy, and government. (This is the online version of the book
edited by Worden and Savada listed in the Bibliography section.)
United Nations in Mongolia
www.un-mongolia.mn/mongolia/
Learn more about the economy, politics, and socioeconomic trends of Mongolia as the
country transitions from a socialist to a capitalist system. Other sections touch on everything
from climate and religion to a chronology of major events.
Mongolia's Wild Heritage
www.un-mongolia.mn/archives/wildher/
Want to learn more about Mongolia's natural heritage? This excellent site breaks the country
into climatic zones, giving characteristics for each along with typical flora and fauna. A
section on conservation outlines what Mongolia is doing to preserve its biodiversity.
The BioRegions Program at Montana State University
www.bioregions.org
Learn more about Cliff Montagne's holistic community programs in Hovsgol, Mongolia;
Hokkaido, Japan; and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
United Nations Dzud in Mongolia
www.un-mongolia.mn/archives/disaster/
Visit this site for more information on Mongolia's recent sweep of severe winters. Definitions
of dzud and statistics from natural disasters are backed up by published reports on disaster
management in Mongolia.
American Museum of Natural History: Teacher's Guide
www.amnh.org/education/teachersguides/mongolia/index.html
The exhibit may have left the museum, but this AMNH teacher's guide still offers an
interesting look at Mongolian history and performing arts. Study sections and the glossary
could be useful supplements to a social studies lesson plan.
BBC News Timeline: Mongolia
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1235612.stm
Scroll through the history of Mongolia at a glance, from the rise of Genghis Khan in 1206 to
the Dalai Lama's visit in 2002.
WorldVision Mongolia General Information
mongolia.worldvision.org.nz/mongoliainfo.html
Visit this site for basic fast facts on Mongolia, but especially for the sections Building a Ger,
and Recipes.
Yak Page
www.starsunmoon.com/yakpage.htm
Learn all about yaks in this well-illustrated personal page featuring River, a pet yak.
Ger Camps
www.hovsgol.org
Managed by Boojum Expeditions, this site offers links to Mongolian exchange and assistance
programs: Renchinlhumbe School Ger Camp; Mongolia-Montana Hunting Exchange; Alex
Lowe Charitable Foundation; and a new project to build Warming and safety huts along the
Darhad migration route.
Renchinlhumbe School Ger Camp
hovsgol.org/camp.html
Read about the development of a ger camp at the Renchinlhumbe school, and how to
contribute with tax-deductible donations.
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Goldstein, Melvyn C., and Cynthia M. Beall. The Changing World of Mongolia's
Nomads. University of California Press, 1994.
Major, John S. The Land and People of Mongolia. J. B. Lippincott. 1990.
Sabloff, Paula L. W., ed. Modern Mongolia: Reclaiming Genghis Khan. University of
Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 2001.
Sermier, Claire. Mongolia: Empire of the Steppes, trans. Helen Loveday. Airphoto
International Ltd., 2002.
Worden, Robert L., and Andrea Matles Savada, eds. Mongolia: A Country Study. Library of
Congress Federal Research Division, 1991.
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Millard, Candice S. "In the Mountains of Mongolia: Hunting With Eagles," National
Geographic (September 1999), 90-103.
Edwards, Mike. "The Great Khans: Sons of Genghis," National Geographic (February 1997),
2-35.
Meserve, Ruth I. "Changing World of Mongolia's Nomads," National Geographic Research
Journal (Summer 1994), 374-76.
Beall, Cynthia, and Melvyn Goldstein. "Past Becomes Future for Mongolian Nomads,"
National Geographic (May 1993), 126-38.