Established in 2010, the Department
of Wildlife Ecology and Management is one of the newest natural source programs
in Turkey. The mission of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Management is
to develop an education and research program using state of the art technology,
in an attempt to conserving and managing wildlife and their habitats
considering social, recreational, ecological, and economic factors. A main goal
of the department is to educate students to enable the sustainability of wild
animals and their habitats. As a result of four year education program, BS
(Bachelor of Science) students will graduate as individuals with strong skills
in wildlife biology and ecology, wildlife habitats, wildlife diseases,
wetlands, forest ecosystems, game management, freshwater fishes, and
ecotourism. Students have not yet been accepted to the Department. The
preparations go on about the programs including BS and MS (Master of Science).
Our department has four faculty members (two in Wildlife Ecology Division and
two members in Wildlife Management Division)
Our university campus is located in
a transition zone between steppe and the Mediterranean climate and therefore,
closes to a diverse of natural ecosystems. Besides, several Nature and National
Parks with high plant and animal diversity are located in this region. Accordingly, that the campus closes to these
special sites is a great opportunity to conduct wildlife research and
conservation projects. Students will be trained to apply their acquired
theoretical knowledge in practice through field trips in these natural lands
with unique scenery and biodiversity. Also, students will make a camp in the
entertaining and interesting field trips.
Head of Department
Prof. Dr. İbrahim ÖZDEMİR
Vice Head of Department
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şengül AKSAN
Divisions
Division of Wildlife Management
The division conducts education and
research about conservation, monitoring and planning natural ecosystems that
meet the habitat requirements of wild animals, landscape ecology, and
restoration ecology.
Academic Staff
Prof. Dr. İbrahim ÖZDEMİR
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet MERT (Head of
Division)
Division of Wildlife Ecology
The division conducts education and
research about wildlife biology, wildlife nutrition, wildlife inventory,
population ecology, conservation biology, and animal behaviors.
Academic Staff
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yasin ÜNAL (Head of Division)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şengül AKSAN
Projects
The staff in the Department endeavor
to conserve and restore natural ecosystems that provide habitat for a number of
wild animals. They conduct research on a wide variety of ecological and
conservation issues. We focus on wildlife ecology, conservation biology, game
management, relations between wild animals and forest structure, rehabilitation
and restoration of wildlife habitats. Some examples of our ongoing or finished
research projects are; i) Modeling bird species richness using landscape
diversity metrics in Agricultural farmlands, ii) The ecology and habitat
preferences of Cervus Dama L., iii) Relations between forest stand structure
and bird species, iv) Effects of forestry operations on wildlife, v) Modeling
distribution of wild mammals, vi) Nature education projects for a wide range of
society.
Coordinator of Mevlana
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yasin ÜNAL
Coordinator of Erasmus
Prof. Dr. İbrahim ÖZDEMİR
Coordinator of Farabi
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şengül AKSAN