by RLTGlobal | Apr 25, 2019 | In the Field, Photo Stories
Based on the needs of the herd, the geographic conditions in each landscape, and the day they wake up to, The Bacak family decide when to move fast or slow or to rest. On the 10th Day, they cover a distance of 73km. Both the family and herd enjoy tasting the different...
by RLTGlobal | Apr 23, 2019 | In the Field, Photo Stories
The spring migration taking place between April & June, and the fall migration taking place between September & October, coincides with school calendar and mobile pastoralists find themselves forced to leave their children with settled relatives or in...
by RLTGlobal | Apr 22, 2019 | In the Field, Photo Stories
One of the most interesting features of migration routes is the fountains – cisterns that were built by mobile pastoralists over thousands of years for both themselves and their livestock to access water. Today the majority of the fountains, cisterns with no...
by RLTGlobal | Apr 21, 2019 | In the Field, Photo Stories
Day 6 sees the herd and pastoralists cover 47km as they climb up to an altitude of 1227 meters. The seasonal mobility of animals means they leave the pastures just in time to allow vegetation to recover. Livestock grazing is an effective tool for soil stability,...
by RLTGlobal | Apr 20, 2019 | In the Field, Photo Stories
On the fourth day of the migration the herd moved 24km along corridors that were created by the movement of their ancestors through forests for thousands of years. Today the Bacak family of Sarıkeçili nomadic pastoralists decide not to move in order to rest their...
