Buy a virtual yak!

For 4,000 years nomads have grazed herds of yak over the vast grasslands of Tibet. But now, the Chinese government is assaulting this distinctive form of Tibetan culture by forcing almost one million nomads off their ancestral lands and into desolate tenement complexes where their agricultural skills are suddenly redundant. As nomads are forced into resettlement complexes, their yaks and other livestock are confiscated or slaughtered.

But YOU can help us demand an end to nomadic resettlement by helping us populate our virtual Tibetan plateau with your own personal virtual yak!

Click here to buy YOUR virtual yak!

Choose from a range of 'yakcessories' to create your own unique yak for Halloween, Christmas or birthdays!

After buying your yak, choose to come back to the Free Tibet site, where you will have the opportunity to send an e-card to friends which will contain a picture of your yak and a personal message. You will also receive a birth certificate via email.

The Virtual plateau
Check out the virtual plateau, your yak's new home! See it grazing merrily with other supporter's yaks.
Click here to visit the virtual plateau.

Yak of the Year
If you think your yak is particularly yaktastic, mail its birth certificate to us
Your yak could be considered for Yak of the Year!

Brian Blessed supports the Virtual Yak!

Actor, renowned mountaineer and yak fan Brian Blessed has added his name to the list of Virtual Yak owners and expressed his support for Free Tibet's nomadic campaign.

Brian Blessed's personalised yak

Join Brian and design your own Virtual Yak here!

Free Tibet's nomadic campaign In this section you can find out more about what Free Tibet is doing to highlight the plight of nomads and to demand action from international bodies to stop forced resettlement.   Read more

Nomads: Q&A In this section you can find out more about the nomadic way of life and how they are under severe threat from Chinese policies aimed at 'ending the nomadic way of life forever'.   Read more

Nomadic life in photos In this cultural photos section you will find galleries of pictures of various aspects of Tibetan life, including the colourful culture of nomads and their yaks!   Read more

More about Tibet Tibet was an independent country the size of Western Europe until it was invaded by the Chinese army in 1949. Click here for ten facts about Tibet.   Read more

Supporters have created a wild menagerie of colourful yaks!