Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology Lab

When I was 24, I started dreaming about seeing 9000 bird species in the wild before 50. At 48, in Samoa, I reached 9000 species on eBird with this spectacular Samoan royal parrotfinch, also known as the red-headed parrotfinch.

24 yaşımda, 50 yaşına varmadan doğada 9000 kuş türü görmenin hayalini kurmaya başladım. Samoa'daki bu nefes kesici kırmızı başlıklı papağan ispinozuyla ( cyaneovirens), 48. yılımda eBird'de 9000 kuş türüne ulaştım.

We published our most comprehensive paper on the first wolf tracking study of Türkiye we started in 2011 and collared 50 wolves so far.

2011'de başladığımız Türkiye'nin ilk kurt takip ve alan kullanımı araştırmamızın en kapsamlı makalesini yayınladık.

Seasonal activity patterns and home range sizes of wolves in the human‐dominated landscape of northeast Türkiye Gray wolves Canis lupus comprise one of the most widely distributed carnivore species on the planet, but they face myriad environmental and anthropogenic pressures. Previous research suggests that wo...

In our new paper, led by Juan Serratosa, 1704 deaths of 45 large, migratory bird species we tracked show that human-caused deaths are more than natural deaths. Majority of deaths are from electrocution (40.5%), illegal killing (21.7%) & poisoning (16.3%).

Read the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320724000867

A good summary of a new camera trap article to which we contributed mammal data.

Where the Wild Things Went During the Pandemic
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/18/science/pandemic-lockdowns-wildlife-anthropause.html

Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02363-2

Where the Wild Things Went During the Pandemic A new study of camera-trap images complicates the idea that all wildlife thrived during the Covid lockdowns.

Prof. Cole Burton liderliğindeki yeni makalemizde, küresel fotokapan verilerini inceleyerek, Covid-19 pandemisindeki kısıtlamaların dünyadaki 102 noktadaki 163 memeli türünün faaliyetlerini nasıl etkilediğini araştırdık:

Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape - Nature Ecology & Evolution Analysing camera-trap data of 163 mammal species before and after the onset of COVID-19 lockdowns, the authors show that responses to human activity are dependent on the degree to which the landscape is modified by humans, with carnivores being especially sensitive.

Aşağıda özetlenen makalemiz: https://nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02166-x
https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/yesilhat/dogal-yasam/kentlesme-yaban-hayvanlarinin-yasam-alanlarini-gri-isi-adalarina-donusturuyor/1822203

Kentleşme yaban hayvanlarının yaşam alanlarını gri ısı adalarına dönüştürüyor ABD ve Kanada'daki 20 şehirde fotokapanlardan yararlanarak yaptıkları çalışmanın verilerini değerlendiren Prof. Dr. Çağan Şekercioğlu, kentleşme nedeniyle çok sayıda canlı türünün aşırı sıcak havaya adapte olamayarak hayatını kaybettiğini söyledi. - Anadolu Ajansı

Two excellent bird conservation poisitions at the Peregrine Fund!

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