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  • Latest Project Updates – Videos

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on September 13, 2019

    View the latest videos about Mongolia’s Bankhar Dog Project here.

    Scientific Research

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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…

    Notes from the field

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  • Empathy is a Two-Way Street

    Posted by Zoe Lieb on March 15, 2018

    March 14 2018 – by Founder…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field, Uncategorized

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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…

    Notes from the field, Uncategorized

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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…

    Notes from the field, Press

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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…

    Notes from the field, Press, Uncategorized

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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…

    Notes from the field, Uncategorized

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field, Program

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  • Born to Be Wild GMA

    Posted by Zoe Lieb on January 16, 2018

    Popular wildlife TV show in the Philippines, Born To Be Wild, featured Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project this Summer. They…

    Press

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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…

    Notes from the field

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  • Guardian dogs conserve ecology of Mongolian steppes

    Posted by Zoe Lieb on January 14, 2018

    Guardian dogs conserve ecology of Mongolian steppes – Nikkei Asian Review By Timothy Ferry Livestock protection eases human pressure on…

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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….

    Notes from the field, Uncategorized

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  • Bringing Back the Balance

    Posted by Zoe Lieb on September 1, 2017

    Bringing Back the Balance: A Short Introduction to the Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project is a short film by Oliver Hartman…

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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….

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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  • Thank you from Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project!

    Posted by Zoe Lieb on June 9, 2017

    All of us on the Mongolian Bankhar Project team would like to thank our followers, especially our…

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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…

    Notes from the field

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  • Bruce Elfström Interviewed on The Current

    Posted by Zoe Lieb on May 22, 2017

    The Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project founder and director Bruce Elfström was features this week on  Canadian public radio show…

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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….

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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  • Meet Blondie

    Posted by Petra Elfström on January 10, 2017

    Name: Blondie Sex: Female Height (cm/inches) : 65/25.6 Weight (kilos/lbs): 38.1/84 Meaning of Name: She has lighter coloring than the traditional bankhar…

    Meet Our Dogs

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  • Meet Spork

    Posted by Petra Elfström on January 10, 2017

    Name: Spork Sex: Female Height (cm/inches) : 64/25.2 Weight (kilos/lbs): 30.4/67 Meaning of Name: a very useful hybrid utensil Approximate age: ~7…

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  • Roads and Kingdoms – The Return of the Guardian Dogs of the Steppes

    Posted by Petra Elfström on January 6, 2017

    BY ANNE BAILEY AND SHANE THOMAS MCMILLAN with

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  • Animal Planet

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on January 1, 2017

    “Dogs: The Untold Story” featuring one of our Bankhar dogs is premiering tomorrow night in the United States with…

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  • Connecticut College – Landrace Guardians

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on December 21, 2016

    To restore an ancient way of life for Mongolian herders, a Connecticut-based NGO is reintroducing a special type 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…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Mongolia, Notes from the field

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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….

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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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…

    Notes from the field

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  • Meet Sharaa

    Posted by Petra Elfström on November 3, 2016

    We have added another member to our dog crew! Sharaa comes from Bogd Mountain near Byongovi and we think…

    Meet Our Dogs

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  • Biogeographic Breeding Mimicry

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 31, 2016

    What is a “Steppe Dog”……… “Silk Road Dogs” It is clear, the more you look into the “Livestock” dogs of…

    Breeding, Program

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  • Don’t forget about our wooly friends!

    Posted by Petra Elfström on October 31, 2016

    We mustn’t forget about our wooly friends! We keep livestock around our breeding dogs, and especially the puppies all…

    Uncategorized

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  • October 2016 Update!

    Posted by Petra Elfström on October 28, 2016

    Khutter has mated with Orisilla, and Baagvai with Blondie! We will soon have pages to tell you…

    Uncategorized

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  • The New Enclosures!

    Posted by Petra Elfström on October 26, 2016

    Welcome to the new home of the Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project dog facilities in Mongolia! This is a very delayed…

    Uncategorized

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  • DNA Study of the Bankhar Project

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2016

    “This is a Mongolian solution to a Mongolian problem based on ancient Mongolian tradition.” NGF Founder Bruce Elfstrom, on restoring…

    Scientific Research

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  • ABC News Australia

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on August 15, 2015

    How two young Americans ended up breeding a Mongolian dog to save snow leopards and wolves By

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  • Wonderful People!

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2016

    Check out this great photo collage of some of the…

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  • Featured in INK Magazine

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on September 6, 2016

    Thanks to INK Magazine for the great feature article on MBDP Read it online here – or pick up…

    Press

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  • Climate Change Issues

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2016

    Summers are shorter, which leads to less developed grasslands and the plants that do grow contain…

    Issues

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  • MBDP Climate Change Solutions

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2016

    While our goals are focused on grassroots efforts and cooperating with other programs we hope through…

    Issues

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  • Cultural Issues

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2016

    Mongolia’s Soviet Union influenced Socialist period lead to loss of community and with that the loss…

    Issues

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  • MDBP Cultural Solutions

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2016

    We work with local community groups and cooperatives in order to chose herders to offer…

    Issues

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  • Economic Issues

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2016

    With the 1990 collapse of the Soviet Union, Mongolia moved almost overnight to…

    Issues

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  • MDBP Economic Solutions

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2016

    Through cooperation with the local community and cooperative leaders we connect our project and the…

    Issues

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  • Predator Issues

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2016

    An increase in poaching causes a decrease in the apex predators’ natural prey which, in turn,…

    Issues

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  • MBDP Predator Solutions

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2016

    Livestock Guardian Dogs are an effective and proven, non-lethal method of direct and indirect predator deterrent. …

    Issues

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  • Barbus Update

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on September 19, 2016

    Remember the Bankhar pup named Barbus who we placed with a new family this spring? Here’s a photo of…

    Uncategorized

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  • Curious about the Gobi desert?

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on September 19, 2016

    Here is a bit of adventure writing about the Singing Sands by our media coordinator Petra Elfström! “The sand shifted,…

    Travel with MBDP

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  • Wild Art Mongolia

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on September 6, 2016

    We’d like to thank Susan Fox (

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  • Tibetan Buddhism

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on August 10, 2016

    Tibetan Buddhism, also called Northern Buddhism, spread to Mongolia in the 13th century around the time that the Khans…

    Mongolia

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  • Gers & Ger Camps

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on August 6, 2016

    In many of our posts we mention “gers” and “ger camps,” and while many of our followers know what…

    The Nomadic Lifestyle, Travel with MBDP

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  • The Five Jewels

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on August 6, 2016

    The “Five Jewels” or “Five Snouts” of Mongolia are the five main types of livestock of the herders of…

    The Nomadic Lifestyle

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  • Working in Pairs

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on August 6, 2016

    An interesting fact that we have found throughout our research and work in Mongolia and elsewhere, is that Livestock…

    The Nomadic Lifestyle

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  • The Uniqueness of Mongolia

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on July 12, 2016

    Mongolia is not only a unique place in terms of wildlife and culture, but the landscapes that one encounters…

    Mongolia, Travel with MBDP

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  • Bichigtiin Khundii

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on July 4, 2016

    During our travels, we visited Bichigtiin Khundii. This means “The Valley of the Ancient Script” in English and is…

    Mongolia, Travel with MBDP

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  • Huffington Post June 28, 2016

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    Dogs Save Snow Leopards and Wolves in Mongolia The Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project, is a non-profit, non-governmental, conservation organization registered in Mongolia since October 2014. The organization built the first livestock guardian breeding and training facility in Mongolia. The concept is unlikely: raise dogs to protect sheep to save wolves and snow leopards.

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  • Data Collection, Research and Reporting

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on October 7, 2014

    MBDP will systematically collect data from host families, partner NGOs and independent research to determine the effectiveness of Bankhar…

    Scientific Research

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  • Shaman good luck ceremony

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    During the Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project and Overland Experts trip, we were lucky enough to meet up with a…

    Travel with MBDP

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  • Monitoring Progress

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    During each visit to a host family, if the dog wasn’t far away with the herds, we took the…

    Uncategorized

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  • Søren Nielson’s Mongolia & the Bankhar Dog Album

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on August 6, 2016

    Follow Søren on Flicker HERE All photographs © Søren Nielson – all rights reserved

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  • Soyolbold Sergelen’s Nomadic Culture Album

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    Follow Soyolbold, our official Photographer and Translator on Flicker HERE All photographs © Soyolbold Sergelen – all…

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  • On the Move

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    Two days ago we were informed by the Environmental Police of Ulaanbaatar (UB) that they will…

    Uncategorized

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  • Meet Barbus

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    Meet Barbus! This little guy was one of our fellow travelers…

    Meet Our Dogs

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  • Trip Roundup

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    The Overland Experts and Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project Trip was a great success! Our group of…

    Travel with MBDP

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  • Mongolia 2016 Gallery – Petra Elfström

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    Photo, Travel with MBDP

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  • Breeding

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 1, 2015

    NGF will use the DNA data collected and analyzed by its partners to ensure maximal out breeding….

    Uncategorized

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  • Checking up on our pups

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    As we traveled through desert and steppe, and even through high mountain passes, we visited some of the dogs…

    Uncategorized

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  • Soyolbold Sergelen’s Bankhar: Man’s Best Friend Album

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    Follow Soyolbold, our official Photographer and Translator on Flicker HERE All photographs © Soyolbold Sergelen – all…

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  • Press Release Jan 2015

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on March 13, 2013

    First litter of rare puppies born in innovative Mongolian conservation project January 2015 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The first litter of Bankhar puppies belonging…

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  • Mongolian Bankhar Dog Project – 2015 Campaign Video

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on December 28, 2015

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  • MBDP Launches Indiegogo campaign for 2016 funds

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on August 24, 2015

    For Immediate Release Contact: Kate Fritz, press@bankhar.org (707)484-8885 Website: http://igg.me/at/bankhar, www.bankhar.org NGO announces campaign to raise funds for one…

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  • Placement + Continued Education

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 1, 2015

    A head-started and bonded dog or group of dogs will be placed with host families carefully chosen based on…

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  • Huffington Post December 20th, 2015

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    Mongolian dog tradition revived to protect sheep, leopards TUV AIMAG, Mongolia (AP) – Through three decades of marriage, they have wandered together across the rolling hills of Mongolia’s northern Tuv Province, accompanied by their herd of sheep and stalked by the wolves and snow leopards that threaten their livelihood.

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  • Meet Arlson

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 27, 2016

    Name: Arlson Sex: Male Height (inches): 26” Weight (kilos/lbs): 38/83.6 Meaning of…

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  • Meet Baavgai

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 27, 2016

    Name: Baavgai Sex: Male Height (inches): 30” Weight (kilos/lbs): 48/105.6 Meaning of Name: Mongol word for Bear Approximate…

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  • Meet Bradley

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 27, 2016

    Name: Bradley Sex: Male Height (inches): 26” Weight (kilos/lbs): 32/70.4 Approximate age: 1+ yrs Breeding Site: Has…

    Meet Our Dogs

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  • Meet Chad

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 27, 2016

    Name: Chad Sex: Male Height (inches): 26” Weight (kilos/lbs): 34/74.8 Approximate age: 1+ yrs Breeding Site: Has…

    Meet Our Dogs

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  • Meet Red Scarf

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 27, 2016

    Name: Red Scarf Sex: Female Height (inches): 25” Weight (kilos/lbs): 32/70.4 Meaning of Name: Wears a red…

    Meet Our Dogs

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  • Puppies

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on May 6, 2015

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  • The People

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on May 6, 2015

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  • Training/ Bonding

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 1, 2015

    It is essential that effective livestock protection dogs be raised with livestock (sheep in this case) from…

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  • Mongolia Service Trip 2012 B.E.

    Posted by Bruce Elfström on June 28, 2016

    Photo, Travel with MBDP

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