Junge Wildziegen werden einer Amme anvertraut.

In Hakkari’s district of Çukurca, local goats are acting as surrogate mothers to the exhausted wild goat kids found and placed under protection in Van.

A notification was made that there were 2 orphaned wild goat kids in the rural area of Çayırlı village in Çukurca district, under the Hakkari Provincial Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks (DKMP) 14th Regional Directorate. In line with the notification received, the personnel of DKMP Hakkari Provincial Directorate went to the area. After searching the area for a long time and waiting in the field, as the mothers could not be reached, the 2 wild goat kids were handed over to Van YYU Wildlife Conservation and Rehabilitation Center for care and feeding. At the center, another goat was provided as a wet nurse for the wild goat kids, and the treatment process was initiated. The treatment process of the kids is ongoing.

Prof. Dr. Lokman Aslan, the Director of Van YYU Wildlife Conservation and Rehabilitation Center, stated that their center is concerned with the issues of wildlife in the Van Lake basin. He said, “Most recently, 2 orphaned wild mountain goat kids from Hakkari were brought to our center by the DKMP Hakkari Provincial Directorate team. The kids were taken care of by a veterinarian in Hakkari before being brought to our center. In our center, we are getting our kids accustomed to wet nurses instead of bottle-feeding. In previous years, we have fed orphaned wild mountain goat kids with wet nurses and reintroduced them to nature. These kids, like other offspring, were separated from their mothers at a very young age. We will provide the necessary care, treatment, and rehabilitation, prepare them for nature, and hand them over to the personnel of DKMP 14th Regional Directorate. The wildlife in the Van Lake basin is very rich. Wild mountain goats hold a significant portion of these. Due to the high population of mountain goats in the Van Lake basin, we occasionally accommodate the sick, injured, and orphaned ones at our center. After completing their care and rehabilitation, we release them back into their natural habitats.”