Brown Bear

Brown Bear

In 2012, we started to catch and follow brown bears (Ursus arctos), the largest land animal and considered as the flag species in our country.

Wolf

In 2011, Turkey’s first wolf (Canis lupus) tracking study was carried out in Sarıkamış Forest with the collaboration of KuzeyDoğa Society, University of Utah, General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks and Turkcell Communication Services.

Lynx

Lynx (Lynx lynx), the largest of the wild cat species is regularly seen in our country. One of them was caught and tracked by the KuzeyDoğa team in 2014. Even though it is one of the hardest animals to see and catch in the world, the lynx was caught for the first time in Turkey. He was named “Light”, inspired by Latin word for Lynx.

In 2012, we started to track  brown bears, the largest land animal and considered as one of the flag species in our country.

A brown bear (Ursus arctos), which we tracked on a leash with a satellite transmitter in 2013, went to Artvin from Sarıkamış forests and returned to Sarıkamış forest for hibernation, becoming the first migratory brown bear recorded in the world. Using the afforestation route recommended by the KuzeyDoğa Society for the wildlife corridor, confirmed that this route proposal is a viable choice.

The weight of the brown bear named Karadayı was 360 kg.

The collars automatically fall off the brown bear’s neck at the end of two years of monitoring.

We learn about the habitat and seasonal behavior of brown bears (Ursus arctos) with the ongoing capture and follow-up studies.

In order to get information about their genetic diversity and nutrition, the samples taken are examined with laboratory studies.

To protect them and improve their condition, the first step is to learn about them and understand their vital needs.

The results of the study provide us a scientific basis for nature conservation studies.