Saturday, December 6, 2014

Luring Bears With Sheep Steaks, "But Fresh, Like From The Butcher" - Cagan Sekercioglu

Most conservationists spend the largest portion of their budget on expensive cameras and GPS tags to track animals. But Cagan Sekercioglu, a National Geographic explorer, had to lure his animals in before he could collar them. He spent a large portion on his budget on dead sheep, "but fresh, like from the butcher," he explains to Boyd. Once he lures the bear with his sheep steaks, he's able to collar them and monitor their positions for two years before the collars fall off. He estimates that Turkey has as many as 3,000 bears living in remote sections of forest.

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