The dogs that could stop Mongolian grasslands turning to desert
The bankhar, a guardian dog, is being reintroduced to protect livestock from predators and remove herders’ incentive to keep more animals and kill predators.
Herd animals have tripled in number in recent years, causing overgrazing and trampling of the grass.
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The samurai game has brought me here
@kael7953
10 күн бұрын
they protec but they also attac
Mongolian language is so calming and beautiful
@batmendtaishir3637
3 жыл бұрын
Yaaa l am Mongolia
So nice how the dogs are treated humanely
@Sheenz
5 жыл бұрын
@cellee26 hol up
@iciclearms
5 жыл бұрын
cellee26 B O I
@ilagallday9958
5 жыл бұрын
cellee26 here’s the door 🚪..... LEAVE
@susanliu1770
5 жыл бұрын
Same with the sheep.
@hiyafriends4972
5 жыл бұрын
cellee26 do you need counseling
The video explains quite clearly how having an efficient shepherd dog like the bankhar allows herders to have a managable and sustainable size of sheep instead of having to resource to raising a large overheard to account for all the sheep they would lose. This means less land used to feed and sustain the sheep, hence the practice of using the dogs has a direct impact on conserving grassland.
So how do they help in turning into grasslands?
@Mr-Ad-196
5 жыл бұрын
Hrmmmm yeap, I been wondering about that.
@ky-to
5 жыл бұрын
I believe they prevent the overgrazing from the livestock
@MsFancia
5 жыл бұрын
@@ky-to No, it's said the dog only to protect and prevent the livestock to be eaten by predators.
@edward101697
5 жыл бұрын
Livestock numbers are increased in order to compensate for losses to predators, weather, etc. The dogs are meant to protect livestock from predators.
@floatingideas3226
5 жыл бұрын
@@MsFancia The goats were keep being eaten by predators so the herders compensate it by having larger amount of goat which causes an overgrazing to the land. Having the dogs protect the herd helps it maintain its population.
To all those who are wondering why these dogs would help to prevent desertification, herders used to ride horse while herding. The grasslands can grow back from horse tracks pretty fast. It also limits the radius of each herder's movement. However, almost all modern herders use vehicles like motorcycles to herd. Their tracks were much more detrimental to the grassland, let along the pollutions along the way. They also tend to cover longer routes due to pressure for more grass and improving mobility. In this case, herding dogs are actually really nice for both the environment and the herders themselves. Humans no longer need to spend as much time moving the stocks around, and the grassland has less pressure for exceeding carrying capacity and can regenerate faster.
@scorpiocarnage1055
5 жыл бұрын
It also helps herders not to have large herds to make up for any losses by wild animal attacks. Too many goats in one area strips the land of grass.
Who else is here after playing ghost of Tsusmia
@grandmawweslammedamidget
3 жыл бұрын
Yep
@cloudesbutler9628
3 жыл бұрын
Yess lol
@gregvest7139
3 жыл бұрын
Yup
@Gods-bad-boy
3 жыл бұрын
Correction: "Tsushima"
@johnathanmclane1468
3 жыл бұрын
Called me out 🤣
The dogs scare away sand. That's how they stop the grassland from turning into desert.
@bonjuru2529
5 жыл бұрын
Axe2TheMax .. wait is this sarcasm or real??? Sry, I’m confused
@aaiish9097
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds legit 🤷♀️
@samuricexful
5 жыл бұрын
BTS SKZ iKN MX KRD SF9 RV I*Z D6 ATZ MMMOO STAN it 4 rls doge
@lillyie
5 жыл бұрын
@@bonjuru2529 you are either a kid or someone extremely naive to think dogs can scare deserts.
How is no one taling about how beautiful these dogs are? They have doberman and rottweiler colors but they have the fur and they are the size of saint Bernard's or other similar dogs. They are so gorgeous!😍👍🏾😭😫💖💖💖😍🙂
@DominickDecocko
5 жыл бұрын
google bankhar puppies
This reminds me of the Mongolian boy singing 'Mother in the Dream' (??) on China's Got Talent years ago. His dream was to create a substance that could turn any place into green grassland! Such a beautiful place, and he had me in tears when he sung.
As far as i understood from the video, dogs act as herd protectors. I still don't get how they can prevent overgrazing so as to turn the deserts to grasslands.... 🤔🤔
@mryu1995
5 жыл бұрын
exactly!!!
@carmcam1
5 жыл бұрын
From what I understood, dogs as protectors of herd practice was stopped for a while, during those times herders use other means to protect the herd and increase the herd's population to cover the losses, and this causes overgrazing. So returning the dog as protector may reduce overgrazing because there is no need to increase the herd's population.
@bachvandals3259
5 жыл бұрын
Agriculture use alot of water redirecting water cause lack of water in the grassland... Which cause the grass to die... Chase some horse on a wide area doesn't
@vrijemanrots6570
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@aldrichsusanto
5 жыл бұрын
Man eat goat. Dog protect goat, thus dog will eat the man. Without human, forest will regrowrh. Make sense.
I’m seeing this type of dog for first time. Incredible world.
Imagine how Peta would have portrayed the video 😂
@cursednonprofile6206
5 жыл бұрын
"this is abuse the dogs are saving the lands"
@3harath
5 жыл бұрын
Useless PETA, they don't understand how it works, suing on small farmers who raise their animals like their family members and they never talk anything about luxury leather brands.
So much for the delusion of not needing Earth or old ways any more. A RETURN TO THE NATURAL TO SAVE US
It feels like societies these days often have to give up their traditions to survive. It's amazing to see these nomads turn to tradition for their survival.
I'm here to make sure those dogs who keep attacking me in Ghost of Tushima are real .
They are so cute. Like combination of Rottweiler and Japanese Spitz. 😍
@pankajsharma7972
5 жыл бұрын
True 😁😁😁
@DominickDecocko
5 жыл бұрын
you should look at them puppies lol
@tamirlants3758
3 жыл бұрын
nope its special breed only in Mongolia name is Mongol nokhoi (bankhar)
Собаки-огонь! Невозможно наглядеться, правда. Эта роскошная шерсть, мощные лапы, крупное тело-удивительое сочетание! Представлены во всей красе, славные псы! Удачи, здоровья, успехов! Спасибо за видео🤘
Protection of grassland environment is also essential requirement.It is also necessary to establish a wide network of volunteers to monitor health,medical treatment and the visits to observe donated dogs and treatment given to them through record,registers,and data entries,each dog numbered and listed.This will qualify the project progress.Prizes for best donee owners as well as rules and terms can also be fixed for this aspect This is my humble suggestion. Best of Luck for this project to save and preserve Mongolian native dogs Love and happiness to all in this project from a doglover and dogowner from Bharat
That's amazing! I found out about these dogs playing Ghost of Tsushima! I wanna have one Bankhar one day! 😎
@jamil4163
2 жыл бұрын
Yes me too, i killed so many dogs, if you know what I mean!! 😉😂
@uteschneider3349
Жыл бұрын
Das sind Hunde für kalte Gebiete. Nur wenn du in der Kälte wohnst und mit den Schafen wanderst. Ansonstenist es Tierquälerei.
I'm a simple man I see a video about dogs I click fast
Dogs and people, people and dogs fell in love with each other thousands of years ago and will always be part of each other’s existence.
Who is Mongolian here? 🙋♀️
@redll0wreal-963
4 жыл бұрын
XAngela me here xd
@maryannroberts7266
3 жыл бұрын
Bi mongol oke
@user-hw3xg7mz7o
3 жыл бұрын
Me but half japanese half chinese
@lightnn_9466
3 жыл бұрын
yu bn
@poisonousren
3 жыл бұрын
@@steppe7214 Ayoo , saw you for 2nd time
Look at all those puppies 😍😍❤️
Is this what heaven looks like?😍♥️🐶
These dogs look exactly like Tibetan Mastiff's.
@timurlane4004
4 жыл бұрын
Yes they are quite similar. Because they are closely related. In fact we call Tibetan mastiff Tibetan bankhar just like bankhar. But there are quite different. The face is slimmer and the body is not as big . And the they shed because Mongolia has 4 seasons so in the summer they shed to cool off . And the vocal range is quite different. And bankhar is very old breed. It's believed to be originated from Indian black wolves around 12000 years ago . But only 2 or 3thousand years ago it took it's final form
@timurlane4004
4 жыл бұрын
And there are 4 sub species of bankha .I love the taigan bankhar. They are slim tall fast . Because they live in eastern side if Mongolia where it's endless steppe . And the steppe is super dangerous. Because its so flat its like some desert.
I talked about this in my animal science class, but it was in the desert and they made grass grow back somehow by keeping up grazing or something
We NEEEEEED the source of the background music
@mkifd
5 жыл бұрын
let me know if you do
@ricehair8807
5 жыл бұрын
@@mkifd .
@berrybear2465
3 жыл бұрын
Darude Sandstorm
4:31 Kid vs Dog
I would have been interested to know whether they actively train the dogs to attack predators or whether say a fox would just keep away seeing the large dogs with the herd. I'm English and I know that certain breeds (e.g. Border Collies) have a herding instinct and even untrained pets naturally try to round up sheep so the herding bit is probably fairly easy.
@tekubayar1937
3 жыл бұрын
They don't train. It is natural instict of this dogs.
@joshuarosen6242
3 жыл бұрын
@@tekubayar1937 Thank you for your reply. That is interesting to know.
They look exactly like Himalayan Sheepdog that is found in Nepal
@user-ur7rw3zg6k
5 жыл бұрын
Yes because all of them are mountain dogs.
These are the same dogs Chinggis Khan once was afraid of. Ok, so he was a boy. But still.....lol :))
It's all Mongolian until the music goes full western on us for a minute
@criptik5208
4 жыл бұрын
what
3:33 It sounds like a child lol
*Who would win* A herd of goats or One Bankhar Doggo
Как же я хочу Банхара!! Счастливые вы, что у вас такое счастье есть❤️❤️❤️
Gosh, what an interesting story! 🐕🐕🐕 I'm looking forward to telling my husband about it when we're trapped in the car on vacation and we're actually listening to each other 😁
Seriously, what's the soundtrack to this video, this music is amazibgt
Gorgeous dogs
Ghost of tsushima dog
these dogs are beautiful 😍
Thank you for choosing the right mongolian song for background music.
0:25, now that's a kennel.
I'm from Mongolia 🇲🇳
@sandralison7584
3 жыл бұрын
Cute dogs. I am from Germany
They're 75% floof and only 25% dog.
I wish to get 1 of this dog, huhu
It is very important to protect the useful herd dog propeties and not to go for looks. In most countries in Eastern Europe and Eurasia herd dogs went through standardizations that just were for optics and properties for work got lost.
@uteschneider3349
Жыл бұрын
Richtig.
Me that nearly got shredded by one of the hybrids of these doggos here in Mongolia im Mongolian-American and coming here the dogs are terrifying i was scared of the ones that dont attack you in America
How do I join to help? I want to go.
Ang cute Naman ng mga doggo na Yan
Cute dog..
Beautiful dogs, but if you're still breeding large herds, they're not going to be helpful in restoring the grassland.
How???
I know this dog after GHOST OF TSUSHIMA.
2:08 what a lot of demand !!
@zerlinazeng4064
5 жыл бұрын
Do not blame on China for the overpopulation of sheep in Mongolia. People from US buy cashmere as well. It’s the herders that want to make more money by raising more sheep
@fkmui03
5 жыл бұрын
@@zerlinazeng4064 i dont blame anyone.. i just said what a lot of demand !! no need to make my comment/statement to blame one side or another.. and stop dragging US or other country to this topic of my comment !!
I think the title of the video should be "Bankbar dogs are useful to Mongolian herders" or something similar.
If you're gonna have dogs, you better be having big penns like this so they're not suffocating in tiny cages
My dad at first thought they were Navajo people
@sandralison7584
3 жыл бұрын
Lol. No they Mongolian, descendants of Chingiss Khan. They never lived in America.
@sandralison7584
3 жыл бұрын
When you look closer you see Mongolian have Asian eyes. Navajo have round eyes. There the difference. They share very high cheekbones. But thier faces are Asians.
@AayYoWhatUp
3 жыл бұрын
If only you where here you'll understand
@sandralison7584
3 жыл бұрын
But why he was thinking that? Why so many thinking that in America? They have nothing similar, exempt the thick straight black hair, and cheekbones. But other then that they are 100% ASIAN looking. Small tiny Asia nose, Asian eyes, Navajo don't have. Navajo have bigger noses and round double eyelid eyes.
@AayYoWhatUp
3 жыл бұрын
Let me say it again if only you were here
I need one too
Hope to see luscious green grass in deserts soon..
@luiandres5201
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah just wait a century or two.... Or 10
I know why you're here.
So i missed how the dogs stop it becoming a desert...
Beautiful dogs...
My mate has a Tibetan mastiff these look real similar, are they related?
@user-ur7rw3zg6k
5 жыл бұрын
All mountain dogs are similar.
Not really that often we hear stuff about Mongolia a place with the craziest history and now an average country
Woow thats great
nice dog
Wrong title how could they save lands from turning deserts.
Hello there, we have a Leonberger girl at our little farm in Hungary and looking for a Mongolian Bankhar puppy or couple - is there a chance to get one and if so how? Thank you :-)
I am a cat man but dogs are animals that needs to be preserved Lots of dogs died due to roadkill and starvation just like cats And yeah Ghost of Tsushima brought me here
This is awesome
1:23 2,040 kilometers = 1,267.597 miles
@canadianexplorer5507
5 жыл бұрын
So what? Its already recorded in the subtitle....
The first 20 seconds sounded like Free Tibet
hello, i wish you are ok, how can i contact you?
Amazing
Now I feel bad after playing Ghost of tsushima.
This is tebetan masstiff?
Beauiful dogs! How can I get one?
YEAH PUPPIES
This is Logan's Dog ?
Great.
I need one dog of this breed, how and where from I get? Suggest plzzz
Looks very similar to Tibetan mastiff
@oyunmunkhbyamba8881
4 жыл бұрын
Farzin Irani actually it’s Tibetan mastiff but it’s Mongolian dog called bankhar but i don’t see difference between them
This is bear not dog lol
hehe cute dogs
Ye bankr chahiye apko
The dogz fate rests with you, but are you helping to minimise there abuse and also truly help them after TV?
The goodest bois
I want some and i will send it to sahara dessert maybe it could help
In dog we trust
But they are already living in desert..😿😒
ghost of tsushima
Return to nomad Glory to Mongolia
Why is the LITERALLY NO trees???
@kualarompin589
5 жыл бұрын
Gobi desert.
Awesome
I have Mongolian Dog and powerful message bodybuilder pit bull puppies
they are looking like Tibetan mastiff, are those monk bring them to Mongolia from Tibet?
@MB-tj7xh
6 ай бұрын
probably the opposite. they all came from sibiria (the curved tails made experts suggest they grow so to avoid thick snow).
Aydi not Aidi , the name came from Amazigh culture Aydi means Dog .
Looks like they replaced horses with dogs.. (history people will understand)
Ah yes ghost of tsushima