Landscape Conservation for Large Carnivores in Turkey

North East Turkey is a biodiversity hot spot but despite its importance receives little conservation attention. A relentless construction agenda threatens to dismantle environmental laws and wipe out wildlife populations putting Turkey’s biodiversity in crisis.

This project will:

• Expand carnivore monitoring to assess their population size and track movements using video/radio collars and camera traps,
• Use research findings to influence on-going political decisions regarding Turkey’s wildlife and advocate for the expansion of protected areas,
• Train grassroots conservation leaders and communicate with local villagers and officials through outreach and education programmes, and
• Continue to develop community conservation initiatives in carnivore habitats to reduce human-wildlife conflict and create village-based wildlife tourism.

Local partner: Kuzey Doga
Project leader: Dr Çağan Şekercioğlu

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