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Introducing our New Public Relations Coordinator!

Posted by Zoe Lieb on July 16, 2018

MBDP is very pleased to announce our newest team member- Bec Stubley! Drawing on her previous experience in marketing…

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Empathy is a Two-Way Street

Posted by Zoe Lieb on March 15, 2018

March 14 2018 – by Founder…

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Wolves in Hustai

Posted by Zoe Lieb on March 7, 2018

by Soyolbold Sergelen Nov 3rd, 2017 – While I was doing my sunrise surveillance from a ridge top at Hustai…

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Livestock Guardian Behavior with Sheep

Posted by Zoe Lieb on February 21, 2018

1-11-18 Much is said of LGD and their interactions with livestock. The next two videos show Baavgai trying to dominate…

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Could Dogs Help Save the Mongolian Steppe? – Scientific American

Posted by Zoe Lieb on February 14, 2018

Read Jason Overdorf’s story about Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project and how livestock guardian dogs can be a part of…

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Become a Part of the MBDP Team!

Posted by Zoe Lieb on February 14, 2018

Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project is launching our 2018 Crowdfunding Campaign to raise…

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The Passing of a Beloved Dog

Posted by Zoe Lieb on February 10, 2018

MBDP suffered a great loss this passed Fall. One of our Bankhar in Mongolia was shot…

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Ford Diesel Runaway in Minus 47 Degree Temperatures

Posted by Zoe Lieb on February 1, 2018

1-3-18 Unfortunately the saga of deep cold has raised its head again. Not only has our Webasto heater failed…

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Notes From the Field – The Trials of Field Work

Posted by Zoe Lieb on January 28, 2018

1-26-18 Withstanding the elements is a huge part of life in Mongolia. Due to severe drought this Summer and high…

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Bankhar and the Clarification of Landraces vs. Breeds Part I: Cold Adaptive Features

Posted by Zoe Lieb on January 19, 2018

Bruce Elfström – As I sit here in my office overlooking our Bankhar, Baavgia, tending sheep in -10F…

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Bankhar In the U.S. Progress – Notes From the Field (Connecticut Edition) 1-13-17

Posted by Zoe Lieb on January 14, 2018

The snow washed in sheets from the roof of the small barn. There was nearly a foot…

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Notes From the Field – Testing Bankhar in the U.S. – 1/4/18

Posted by Zoe Lieb on January 5, 2018

As many of you may have heard, MBDP recently brought a young male Bankhar to the U.S. His…

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Visiting MBDP – A Guest Post by Keeley Rideout

Posted by Zoe Lieb on October 4, 2017

October 4 2017 This is a post by a friend of MBDP after her visit to the facility in September….

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Picture Day – Notes From the Field 8-11-17

Posted by Zoe Lieb on August 11, 2017

Greetings from Mongolia! Zoë here – Andrew is getting a break from blog-writing as he wraps up his final…

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Nadaam in Bayan-Ölgii Province

Posted by Andrew Prunk on July 20, 2017

Nadaam, a midsummer festival that falls in the middle of July each year, is a national holiday in Mongolia….

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Gobi Pupdates

Posted by Andrew Prunk on July 3, 2017

The team is back after a successful trip to the South Gobi! The Gobi was not like I imagined–no…

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We take good care of our Pups!

Posted by Andrew Prunk on June 23, 2017

After car troubles grounded us to the city for a delay of over a week, Baagii, Trisha, and I…

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Notes from the Field – 6/7/2017 – My First Week

Posted by Andrew Prunk on June 8, 2017

I walked through Customs in Mongolia’s Chinggis Khaan International Airport on May 31st bleary but wide, bright eyed, and…

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Notes From the Field 3-24-17 Trip to Nomgon Part II

Posted by Zoe Lieb on March 24, 2017

Too much happened to fit in one blog post! In our last NFtF you read about our trip…

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Notes From the Field – 3-23-17 A Trip to Nomgon Part I

Posted by Zoe Lieb on March 23, 2017

Hey friends! Batbaatar and I just returned from an action-packed trip to Nomgon in South Gobi….

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Two Months Old! And the dogs receive a gift

Posted by Zoe Lieb on February 15, 2017

The youngest of our pups turn two months this week! A lot goes in to becoming a livestock guardian…

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Future Livestock Guardians

Posted by Zoe Lieb on February 5, 2017

One of the best parts of working on MBDP is getting to see the whole process of…

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The Team Goes to the Gobi!

Posted by Zoe Lieb on December 20, 2016

Last week the MBDP team hit the road for the Gobi to visit some of our dogs placed over…

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Notes from the Field – Trip to Ikh Nart

Posted by Zoe Lieb on December 9, 2016

Dec. 7th 2016 We returned a few days ago from Ikh Nart, my first trip to interview herders to potentially…

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Notes From the Field – The Food

Posted by Zoe Lieb on December 7, 2016

Content in this blog post contains material that may be disturbing to some readers, including pictures and comments…

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Orsilla gave birth

Posted by Bruce Elfström on December 7, 2016

Orsilla gave birth to seven pups! Field scientist Zoë Lieb says that they haven’t been able to get in there…

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Ulaanbaatar is the coldest capital in the world.

Posted by Bruce Elfström on December 7, 2016

Winter in Mongolia is not something to be taken likely. Though Mongolia is impossibly beautiful to look at in…

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Houses fit for royalty!

Posted by Bruce Elfström on November 25, 2016

Our field team has been working long and hard on making our new facilities even better than our last ones….

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Note From the Field – Meeting the Dogs

Posted by Zoe Lieb on November 22, 2016

Mongolia is stranger and more beautiful than my wildest dreams. It…

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Notes From the Field – First Days in UB!

Posted by Zoe Lieb on November 19, 2016

It’s my second full day in Mongolia. I am already working on being a regular at…

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Notes From the Field – Getting Ready

Posted by Zoe Lieb on November 19, 2016

After learning about MBDP over a year ago, I am finally preparing to…

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