During the chaotic period of the war in 1974, many donkeys which were in the possession of the villagers of the region were left alone following their owners’ fled for new settlement places. They were then gathered and left free in the tranquil field of Karpas Region. IN THE beginning, it was assumed that Karpas is an ideal place where the donkeys would survive, but the farmers and villagers of the area were not happy with this situation as the donkeys may eat their crops and spoil their garden, fences and fields. The government proposed to sell the donkeys to Turkey as a solution but almost all the environmental associations and groups opposed this action.
The wild donkeys strolling lazily and grazing on the peaceful land of the Karpas peninsula national park are there for a very long time, having descended from the domestic Cyprus donkey. Although the population of them in the past could easily exceed thousands, it is decreased to around 400-500 donkeys in the present day.
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