Ilse Köhler-Rollefson is a German scientist known for championing pastoralism, Ethnoveterinary medicine and camels with special reference to India.

After discouraging experiences in veterinary practice, she became an archaeozoologist working on excavations in Jordan, including the Neolithic site of Ain Ghazal.

In Jordan she discovered her love for camels and lived with a Bedouin family to understand how nomadic life is reflected in the archaeological record.

[2] The Raika (aka Rabari) people are an ethnic group who believed that they were created in order to care for camels by Shiva.

Together with Hanwant Singh Rathore, she created the NGO Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan which lobbied the government of India for help.

How Traditional Herding and Grazing Can Restore the Soil and Bring Animal Agriculture Back in Balance with the Earth') and articles ('Learning from Pastoralists').