this is Caesar an Anatolian sheepdog his ancestors were bred in Turkey to guard
ancestors were bred in Turkey to guard
ancestors were bred in Turkey to guard sheep and fight wolves but this intrepid
sheep and fight wolves but this intrepid
sheep and fight wolves but this intrepid dog is in the million an arid land far
dog is in the million an arid land far
dog is in the million an arid land far from his native home here Caesar faces
from his native home here Caesar faces
from his native home here Caesar faces not walls but cheetahs and he’s not
not walls but cheetahs and he’s not
not walls but cheetahs and he’s not supposed to fight them but to help them
it’s estimated there are fewer than
it’s estimated there are fewer than 3,000 cheetahs left in the country and
3,000 cheetahs left in the country and
3,000 cheetahs left in the country and these survivors are under threat from
these survivors are under threat from
these survivors are under threat from farmers who may kill them for stocking
farmers who may kill them for stocking
farmers who may kill them for stocking their livestock I came here first in
their livestock I came here first in
their livestock I came here first in 1977 at that point in time I found out
1977 at that point in time I found out
1977 at that point in time I found out that there was a great deal of conflict
that there was a great deal of conflict
that there was a great deal of conflict between the farmers and the cheetahs and
between the farmers and the cheetahs and
between the farmers and the cheetahs and doing cheetah research at that period of
doing cheetah research at that period of
doing cheetah research at that period of time I realized that if we did have a
time I realized that if we did have a
time I realized that if we did have a hope for the cheetah to survive in the
hope for the cheetah to survive in the
hope for the cheetah to survive in the wild Namibia was the best chance it has
wild Namibia was the best chance it has
wild Namibia was the best chance it has land it has wild game and I believe that
land it has wild game and I believe that
land it has wild game and I believe that there’s opportunities that farmers and
there’s opportunities that farmers and
there’s opportunities that farmers and cheetahs can live together for the
cheetahs can live together for the
cheetahs can live together for the future naturalist Laurie marker is
future naturalist Laurie marker is
future naturalist Laurie marker is co-founder of the cheetah Conservation
co-founder of the cheetah Conservation
co-founder of the cheetah Conservation Fund
Fund
Fund the organization provides farmers with
the organization provides farmers with
the organization provides farmers with dogs that protect flocks without hurting
dogs that protect flocks without hurting
dogs that protect flocks without hurting cheetahs Anatolians are perfect for the
cheetahs Anatolians are perfect for the
cheetahs Anatolians are perfect for the assignment after two years of research
assignment after two years of research
assignment after two years of research the livestock guarding dog that was best
the livestock guarding dog that was best
the livestock guarding dog that was best suited for the farmers needs as well as
suited for the farmers needs as well as
suited for the farmers needs as well as the area that they have to work in was
the area that they have to work in was
the area that they have to work in was the Anatolian the dog is a very
the Anatolian the dog is a very
the Anatolian the dog is a very independent thinking dog which as it was
independent thinking dog which as it was
independent thinking dog which as it was another characteristic that why it was
another characteristic that why it was
another characteristic that why it was chosen it has 6,000 years of instincts
chosen it has 6,000 years of instincts
chosen it has 6,000 years of instincts it will do exactly what has to be done
it will do exactly what has to be done
it will do exactly what has to be done like other dogs in the program Cesar was
like other dogs in the program Cesar was
like other dogs in the program Cesar was placed with a herd as a puppy and was
placed with a herd as a puppy and was
placed with a herd as a puppy and was raised with the livestock without much
raised with the livestock without much
raised with the livestock without much human contact he stays with his herd
human contact he stays with his herd
human contact he stays with his herd 24/7 at first it was difficult to
24/7 at first it was difficult to
24/7 at first it was difficult to convince rural farmers that owning and
convince rural farmers that owning and
convince rural farmers that owning and feeding a dog could be beneficial but
feeding a dog could be beneficial but
feeding a dog could be beneficial but more than 250 dogs have gone to work
more than 250 dogs have gone to work
more than 250 dogs have gone to work since the program began and cheetah
since the program began and cheetah
since the program began and cheetah mortality is dropping now many farmers
mortality is dropping now many farmers
mortality is dropping now many farmers have stopped using poison baits because
have stopped using poison baits because
have stopped using poison baits because of the dogs the dogs and training are
of the dogs the dogs and training are
of the dogs the dogs and training are free as is vet kit the people actually
free as is vet kit the people actually
free as is vet kit the people actually do see the benefit of the dog and they
do see the benefit of the dog and they
do see the benefit of the dog and they are not angel of the dog very well and
are not angel of the dog very well and
are not angel of the dog very well and because they see the benefit that if
because they see the benefit that if
because they see the benefit that if they take care of the dog properly the
they take care of the dog properly the
they take care of the dog properly the dog is going to do a job properly the
dog is going to do a job properly the
dog is going to do a job properly the dog projects been very very successful
dog projects been very very successful
dog projects been very very successful over 90% of the farmers are extremely
over 90% of the farmers are extremely
over 90% of the farmers are extremely pleased we’ve reduced livestock loss so
pleased we’ve reduced livestock loss so
pleased we’ve reduced livestock loss so that farmers that do have the dogs do
that farmers that do have the dogs do
that farmers that do have the dogs do not have livestock loss not only to the
not have livestock loss not only to the
not have livestock loss not only to the cheetah but to other predators RA also
cheetah but to other predators RA also
cheetah but to other predators RA also runs a refuge for injured or orphaned
runs a refuge for injured or orphaned
runs a refuge for injured or orphaned cheetahs
the goal is to return them to the wild
the goal is to return them to the wild but some are not able to survive on
but some are not able to survive on
but some are not able to survive on their own instead they become part of an
their own instead they become part of an
their own instead they become part of an education program to promote cheetah
education program to promote cheetah
education program to promote cheetah conservation through our education
conservation through our education
conservation through our education programs through our farm management
programs through our farm management
programs through our farm management programs all of these are ways that we
programs all of these are ways that we
programs all of these are ways that we can help the cheetah where people if
can help the cheetah where people if
can help the cheetah where people if they learn more about the cheetah and
they learn more about the cheetah and
they learn more about the cheetah and its needs in ways that people and the
its needs in ways that people and the
its needs in ways that people and the cheetah can live together that there’s a
cheetah can live together that there’s a
cheetah can live together that there’s a chance that this species can survive on
chance that this species can survive on
chance that this species can survive on earth
earth
earth Turkish dogs and African cheetahs to
Turkish dogs and African cheetahs to
Turkish dogs and African cheetahs to animals worlds apart brought together
animals worlds apart brought together
animals worlds apart brought together for the sake of peaceful coexistence
for the sake of peaceful coexistence
for the sake of peaceful coexistence sponsored by National Geographic mission
sponsored by National Geographic mission
sponsored by National Geographic mission programs taking science and exploration
programs taking science and exploration
programs taking science and exploration into the new millennium
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