Research on the predatory mammal (Mammalia: Carnivora) species distributing in Afyon Akdag wildlife development area

This master's thesis study named "Research on the Predatory Mammal (Mammalia: Carnivora) Species Distributing in Afyon Akdağ Wildlife Development Area" was carried out in Isparta Applied Sciences University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forestry Engineering. Field studies were carried out in Akdağ Wildlife Development Area, which includes Akdağ Nature Park in Sandıklı district of Afyonkarahisar province. In the study, detection of target species was obtained by using the Var-None Trace-symptom inventory and the camera trap method, which are among the wildlife inventory techniques. By using the data obtained by the phototrap method, the daily and seasonal activity patterns of the species, the area uses determined by using the kernel densities, and the intersect areas of the species were determined. Predatory (carnivorous) large mammal species that are the subject of study in the field of YHGS; Wolf (Canis lupus), fox (Vulpes vulpes), marten (Martes foina), badger (Meles meles), and jackal (Canis aureus) belonging to the Canidae family, which were recorded for the first time in the field ) was identified as a lynx (Lynx lynx) belonging to the Feline (Felidae) family.