... participated in other aspects of the localeconomy; some of those living near to the Gulf coastworked in the pearling industry in the summer months,moving on with their herds for the rest of the year.Nomadism ... providing theirfamilies’ needs.14They do so seasonally, milking largely during the winter months , for although a camel will lactate for oneyear, they say that they milk for only some of this ... are part of ecosystems and they have to be considered alongwith other animals that inhabit any region in thinkingabout conservation, their activities inevitably intervening in nature’s arrangements...