by RLTGlobal | Apr 29, 2019 | In the Field, Photo Stories
It’s almost as if pastures along migration routes expect these short stay visitors each year. Without goats this photograph wouldn’t be complete. Pastures are one of the largest carbon sinks on the planet. Mobile pastoralism must be used as a critical tool in...
by RLTGlobal | Apr 28, 2019 | In the Field, Photo Stories
Guardian herding dogs are a mobile pastoralist’s best friend. The Bacak family think that this young pup, that they have been training to protect the herd against wolf attacks, is a promising one. Living with carnivores on a daily basis have enabled mobile...
by RLTGlobal | Apr 27, 2019 | In the Field, Photo Stories
On the 12th day, th Bacak family of Sarıkeçili nomadic pastoralists travelled 104km up to an altutude of 1666 meters. Having now reached the top of the Taurus Mountains the herd starts to move towards the steppes of central Anatolia. Mobile pastoralists who cross a...
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...
