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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT
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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT / WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT
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YHEL7002Conflict of Wild Animals3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of WILDLIFE ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
Lecturer--
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Şağdan BAŞKAYA, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Alptuğ SARI, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ahmet ARPACIK
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To comprehend the reasons and solutions of the problems caused by conflicts between wild animals and people as a result of increasing population density and rural construction.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : knows wild animal damage types1,2,4,101,5
PO - 2 : Learns the harms of wild animal life have knowledge about wildlife gateways1,2,4,10
PO - 3 : knows roads, WEC atc. what to do for wild animals1,2,4,10
PO - 4 : Road, HEPP etc. knows what should be done for wild animals in works made for nature1,2,4,10
PO - 5 : knows what to do to prevent wild animal damage1,2,4,10
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
The negative effects of human activities on wildlife, the negative effects of wildlife on people and agricultural areas, the prevention of wildlife damages, The planning of wildlife and the areas where people live together, The planning of wildlife on highways, Wild animals crossings, Preventing wildlife damage.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Negative effects of human activities on wildlife
 Week 2Negative effects of human activities on wildlife
 Week 3Negative effects of wild animals on people and agricultural areas
 Week 4Negative effects of wild animals on people and agricultural areas
 Week 5Wild animal damage prevention studies
 Week 6The place of wild animal damages in legislation
 Week 7Wild animal-human conflict in the world
 Week 8Technological developments
 Week 9Mide-term exam
 Week 10Planning wildlife and people living areas together
 Week 11Planning wildlife on highways
 Week 12Preventing wildlife damage
 Week 13Wild animals crossings
 Week 14Evaluation of innovative methods
 Week 15Presentation of Student Seminars
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Conover, M. R., 2001. Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Science of Wildlife Damage Management. CRC Press; 1 edition, 440p.
 
Recommended Reading
1Wang, S.,2011. Human Wildlife Conflict Management: Understanding the fundamentals of human wildlife conflicts in human dominated landscapes. Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, 128p.
2Daniel J. Decker, Shawn J. Riley and William F. Siemer, 2012. Human Dimensions of Wildlife Management, The Johns Hopkins University Press; second edition edition, 304p.
3Woodroffe R. Thirgood S. and Rabinowitz A. 2005. People and Wildlife, Conflict or Co-existence
4 (Conservation Biology), Cambridge University Press, 516p.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 20/11/2018 1 30
Presentation 13,14,15 27/11/2018 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 08/01/2019 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 1 14 14
Arasınav için hazırlık 1 1 1
Arasınav 1 1 1
Uygulama 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load19