Kazakhstan recovers tazis, the thousand-year-old greyhounds trained to hunt wolves
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05/26/2025 81117490
Kazakhstan recovers tazis, the thousand-year-old greyhounds trained to hunt wolves
Astana / Araili (Kazakhstan), May 26 (EFE) - Kazakhstan is trying to recover the population of the national dog breed, the tazis, a species of hound trained also for nomadic herding and wolf hunting. CAMERA: KULPASH KONYROVA. FOOTAGE OF TAZI ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF ASTANA AND IN THE VILLAGE OF ARAILI (30-40 KM FROM ASTANA). SOUNDBITES OF ABZAL DOSIMAN, DIRECTOR OF THE NAIZA PUBLIC FOUNDATION. Translation: "The Kazakh tazi was on the verge of disappearing, its number dropped drastically, and we, who are Kazakhs in solidarity, among whom are respected people in the country, my brothers and friends, got together and decided to preserve our national heritage by creating the Naiza Public Foundation."
