This study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between goat breeders and forests with the perspectives of breedersand forestry officers and to develop some solution proposals on the issues expressed as problems. The material of the studywas the forest guard officers and forestry technicians who are the personnel of the Sanliurfa-Mardin-Diyarbakır ForestryDirectorates and the families of the nomadic people who stayed in Karacadağ and Karacurun areas in the province ofViranşehir in Şanlıurfa. At least half of the nomadic families, the number of which is 19, in the area and all personnelworking in the Forestry Management Department were surveyed. The results showed that 57.9% of the goat breeders wereilliterate or primary school graduates, 52.6% and 100.0% of them preferred Zom sheep and hair goat, respectively and allof them did not give any additional feed to the animals except the winter season. At the end of the study it was reportedthat when the goat was grazed uncontrollably it could be harmful to the areas where young trees were found but it wouldbe beneficial to the forest when grazing in areas with large trees.