Effects of Different Variables on Habitat Selection and Temporal
Activities of Wild Animals; The Case of Central Anatolia
Abstract
In this study, which was carried out between 2015-2019, were taken 3730
photographs and video recordings with the number of 6380 camera trap
days at 142 different points with the camera traps. At the end of the
study, 13 different large mammal wild animal species were identified. In
the study area, wild boar (Sus scrofa) 845, hare (Lepus europaeus) 634,
red fox (Vulpes vulpes) 565, gray wolf (Canis lupus) 549, golden jackal
(Canis aureus) 322, red deer (Cervus elaphus) 224, stone marten (Martes
foina) 174, European badger (Meles meles) 89, brown bear (Ursus arctos)
86, Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) 84, jungle cat (Felis chaus) 69,
wildcat (Felis silvestris) 52 and Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) 28 times
have been observed. The distribution of the identified species according
to altitude and stand type, and their activities according to months and
hours of the day were evaluated. It has been determined that the
determined species prefer mixed and degraded stand types, they are more
intense between 1200-1400 meters, daily activities are more frequent at
night and they are more active in the spring and autumn seasons.