"April to late September"

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15 July 2024

Sheep graze at sunrise in Bialka (about 1200m above sea level) in high Tatra mountains, Tatra National Park in Poland on July 15, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese - oscypek. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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15 July 2024

Adrian, son of Baca Krzysztof Las (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd) milks a sheep at sunrise in Bialka (about 1200m above sea level) in high Tatra mountains, Tatra National Park in Poland on July 15, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese - oscypek. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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15 July 2024

Baca Krzysztof Las (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd) prepares sheep milk to make cheese in Traditional wooden shepherd house - bacowka in Bialka Tatrzanska in high Tatra mountains, Poland on July 15, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese - oscypek. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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15 July 2024

Piotr, son of Baca Krzysztof Las (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd) prepares sheep milk to make cheese in Traditional wooden shepherd house - bacowka in Bialka Tatrzanska in high Tatra mountains, Poland on July 15, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese - oscypek. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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15 July 2024

Baca Krzysztof Las (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd) and his son prepares sheep milk to make cheese in Traditional wooden shepherd house - bacowka in Bialka Tatrzanska in high Tatra mountains, Poland on July 15, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese - oscypek. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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15 July 2024

Piotr, son of Baca Krzysztof Las (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd) prepares sheep milk to make cheese in Traditional wooden shepherd house - bacowka in Bialka Tatrzanska in high Tatra mountains, Poland on July 15, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese - oscypek. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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15 July 2024

Baca Krzysztof Las (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd), his son Piotr and his helper Wojtek make sheep cheese, Oscypek, in Traditional wooden shepherd house - bacowka in Bialka Tatrzanska in high Tatra mountains, Poland on July 15, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese - oscypek. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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15 July 2024

Sheep cheese - Oscypki - dries down in Traditional wooden shepherd house - bacowka in Bialka Tatrzanska in high Tatra mountains, Poland on July 15, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese - oscypek. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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15 July 2024

Baca Krzysztof Las (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd), his son Piotr and his helper Wojtek make sheep cheese, Oscypek, in Traditional wooden shepherd house - bacowka in Bialka Tatrzanska in high Tatra mountains, Poland on July 15, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese - oscypek. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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#11260662

21 May 2024

Tatra Shepherd dog barks as it watches a flock of sheep on Polana Rusinowa (about 1200m above sea level) in high Tatra mountains, Tatra National Park in Poland on May 21, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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21 May 2024

Jozef, a Juhas (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd) walks with a flock of sheep on Polana Rusinowa (about 1200m above sea level) in high Tatra mountains, Tatra National Park in Poland on May 21, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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21 May 2024

Jozef, a Juhas (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd) works by a stove in Bacowka on Polana Rusinowa (about 1200m above sea level) in high Tatra mountains, Tatra National Park in Poland on May 21, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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21 May 2024

Jozef, a Juhas (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd) sits a shephards hut in Bacowka on Polana Rusinowa (about 1200m above sea level) in high Tatra mountains, Tatra National Park in Poland on May 21, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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21 May 2024

Stanislaw Rychtarczyk, Baca (a traditional Polish Carpathian mountains shepherd) drives all-terrain vehicle by his Bacowka on Polana Rusinowa (about 1200m above sea level) in high Tatra mountains, Tatra National Park in Poland on May 21, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads their flocks up the mountains to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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21 May 2024

A can of milk is seen in Bacowka on Polana Rusinowa (about 1200m above sea level) in high Tatra mountains, Tatra National Park in Poland on May 21, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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21 May 2024

A flock of sheep graze on Polana Rusinowa (about 1200m above sea level) in high Tatra mountains, Tatra National Park in Poland on May 21, 2024. Sheep grazing is a centuries long tradition in the whole Carpathian mountains (Tatra is the highest range of the Carpathian). Baca, the traditional shepherd, gathers sheep from local owners and leads flocks up the mountains to Bacowka to graze during the season, usually from April till late September. Baca and his helpers (Juhas) milk sheep and produce traditional local cheese. This tradition - run under strict regulations in Tatra National Park - was listed on the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage and is one of many worldwide examples of encouraging indigenous people to care for their landscapes and local biodiversity.

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