Konya Mouflon - The Quiet Conservation Success Story of Turkey

While Pakistan's Markhor receive well-deserved recognition as an unpralelled conservation success story, Turkey has been quietly replenishing its herd of the disctinctive Konya Mouflon. Early conservation efforts began with a starter herd nurtured in a large fenced enclosure located in the sheep's home range in the western part of the country. Many sheep are being released into the wild with each passing year.

Today, hunting takes place in both free-range areas and fenced, game ranch-type areas. And GSCO now recognizes the Konya taken in fenced areas. The rarity of the species still commmands high permit prices. But their beauty is undeniable.

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