Küre, Kastamonu

Wildlife in the Küre Mountains National Park, located between the eastern Black Sea province of Bartın and Kastamonu, is being observed with 50 motion-triggered cameras located across the 37,000-square meter park. 

A unique snake species called "cerastes," known as the desert horned viper, has been seen at the Küre Mountains National Park for the first time in the region.

The Forestry and Waterworks Ministry has issued a tender allowing the hunting of a maximum of 15 bears in northern Turkey in October, setting a price of 10,000 Turkish Liras (about $3,400) per bear.