Protection of Wildlife through Use of Kangal Shepherd Dogs in Traditional Animal Husbandry
Protection of Wildlife through Use of Kangal Shepherd Dogs in Traditional Animal Husbandry
The project aimed to to protect the traditional role of the Kangal dogs that have been used as shepherd dogs for centuries and to use them as an alternative method in dealing with animals of prey, compared with shooting and poisoning. Recently, Kangal dogs have been commonly kept as pets at home, which has not been good for their health as they are big dogs that need to practice a lot and protect farm animals. The project will help them to regain their original role in animal husbandry, as well as enabling the conservation of the species itself. Also, as these dogs are very strong animals which are known to discourage animals of prey from attacking the herds, and even when they do attack, they are very effective in dealing with them.

Main Activities
The farm dealing with the project has been breeding and training Kangal dogs and providing them to the farmers around to protect their sheep even before the project, but in a very limited way. The farm conditions were very bad both for
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Society for the Protection of Shepherd Dogs
Country:
Turkiye
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 35,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 2,447.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 30,387.00
Project Number:
TUR-03-11
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
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Indicators
Biophysical
Number of globally significant species protected by project 1

SGP Country office contact

Ms. Gokmen Argun
Phone:
90-312 4541131
Fax:
90-312 4961463
Email:
Ms Basak Okay
Phone:
+90312 454 11 32
Email:

Address

Yildiz Kule, Yukari Dikmen Mahallesi, Turan Gunes Bulvari, No:106, 06550, Cankaya,
Ankara, RBEC, 06610

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