Are there any Hyenas in Turkey?

Striped hyenas used to be numerous in South East Turkey (specifically Gaziantep, Hatay, Adıyaman, Siirt, Şırnak, Şanlıurfa, Mardin, Diyarbakır) when my grandfather was a child. Unfortunately, because of hunting and the lack of habitats, they are very rare now. Hyena hit by a car in Diyarbakır:. read more

Striped hyenas used to be numerous in South East Turkey (specifically Gaziantep, Hatay, Adıyaman, Siirt, Şırnak, Şanlıurfa, Mardin, Diyarbakır) when my grandfather was a child. Unfortunately, because of hunting and the lack of habitats, they are very rare now. read more

The hyenas, if they ever find their way from northern Africa to this region, will be granted unprecedented protection and be allowed to ravage any and all livestock and other wildlife species in those regions. read more

The striped hyena in turkey The striped hyena in Eastern Turkey The Arab word for striped hyenas, dhubba, is alluded in a valley in Palestine known as Shaqq-ud-Diba (meaning “cleft of the hyenas”) and Wadi-Abu-Diba (meaning “valley of the hyenas”) and the species has an important place in middle-eastern cumap of Turkeyltural history, where it is still found today. read more

Hyenas are mainly carrion eaters but they are opportunistic and omnivorous, so they can and do hunt live prey. The spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), native to Sub-Saharan Africa, preys on anything from insects to lizards and mice, to other small animals when it hunts alone. read more