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- EIN 46-4788128
- (860) 873-9640
- 112 Hemlock Valley Rd East Haddam CT 06423-1416 USA
- http://bankhar.org/
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Animals, Protection of Endangered Species
Mission: To help slow down and reverse the desertification of the mongolian grassland steppes, and to preserve and protect traditional mongolian culture.
Programs: The mongolian bankhar dog project researches, breeds, and trains mongolian bankhar livestock protection dogs and places these working dogs in homes of nomadic herding families on the mongolian steppe, where the bankhar perform their traditional role of protecting livestock herds (sheep, goat, horse, camel, yak) against large carnivorous predators including snow leopards, wolves, brown bears, foxes and eagles. Placed 16 dogs with nomadic herders. Bred over 25 dogs to be placed. Found rare dogs and established breeding group of 15 individuals.