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The Torghuts have been residing on the Bayanbulag pastureland since returning from the Volga region, using it for both summer and winter grazing. This video highlights the life of a Torghut herder family, the Mönkhes, on the Bayanbulag grassland. Due to climate change causing grass shortages, Mönkhe spends half his income on additional forage for his livestock, making herding increasingly unprofitable and difficult. Consequently, many herders are losing faith in pastoral life, with some turning to other occupations for survival. Meanwhile, the tourism industry is also encroaching on pasturelands, offering little compensation to herders.

The video highlights the routine tasks associated with sheep herding in Tost Village, Khar Us. Tost Village serves as a middle summer pasture for herders, allowing them to graze livestock from 20 May to 20 June. However, in recent years, an increasing number of herders have been reluctant to move deeper into the mountains after 20 June, thus reducing their seasonal migration to lower altitudes such as Tost Village throughout the year. Consequently, sheep grazed at lower altitudes during the hot summer months are more prone to insects and diseases, necessitating frequent administration of antiviral medications and regular washing.

There are three main Oboo worship sites in the Salhit pasture in Khar Us: Bayanöndör Oboo, Shaliwan Gegen Oboo, and Epic Jangar Oboo. From Bayangu to the Jargalant River, every valley is distinctively named by the Torghuts. For example, from east to west, the names are: Huiten Gol, Tekhin Horoo, Tostiin Horoo, Ayuut, Mösön Salaa, Tüleetin Salaa, Ashaatin Salaa, Gamuhain Bituu Hargai, Bayan Hargai, Devsen, Janjin Horoo, Ailch, Hurgutin Bulag, Jargalant River, Salhit Maljih Talbai, and Tabilhat Maljih Talbai. Climate change has caused significant social transformation in recent years. Herders no longer move to their summer and winter pastures in the deep mountains, leading to overstocking in the lower-altitude pastures.