The project titled "Course on Analysis and Modeling Methods Used in Wildlife Research," led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özkan Evcin from the Faculty of Forestry at Kastamonu University has been granted support under the TÜBİTAK 2237-A Scientific Education Activities Support Program. TÜBİTAK provided 250.000 TL in support for the training program scheduled for October. 

With the increase in environmental issues such as global climate change, habitat fragmentation, and biodiversity loss, monitoring wildlife populations and evaluating the resulting data using scientific methods is becoming even more critical. The project prepared within this scope aims to provide young researchers with practical knowledge of current analysis and modeling methods used in wildlife studies.

In the five-day training program, graduate students and young researchers from different universities in Turkey will have the opportunity to receive training from six expert academics in their field. Within the scope of the program, topics such as the analysis of camera-trap data, spatial modeling techniques, population dynamics, habitat suitability modeling, and the use of statistical and Geographic Information System (GIS) software, such as R and ArcGIS, in wildlife research will be addressed. The training will be supported not only by theoretical content but also by practical exercises.

Our Rector, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Hamdi Topal, in his evaluation of the project, stated that it would contribute to data-based analysis and modeling in wildlife research and that introducing young researchers to current methods would enhance academic production processes.

Our Rector also thanked the President of YÖK, Prof. Dr. Erol Özvar, and the YÖK members for their support of research in higher education, and the President of TÜBİTAK, Prof. Dr. Orhan Aydın, for their contributions to university projects.