Wildlife Biology and Management Research Group

RESEARCH GROUP LEADER: Sándor Csányi CSc., professor, director of institute

CONTACT: Csanyi.Sandor@mkk.szie.hu

RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS:
Professor: 1
Associate professor: 6
Junior assistant professor: 1
Assistant: 4
PhD student: 1

RESEARCH AREAS:
Operation and development of the National Game Management Database, Wildlife management planning and modelling, Biodiversity indicators, Biodiversity inventory, Biodiversity status and trends, Conservation biology, Conflict management, Ecosystem management, Conservation of habitats and species, Spatio-temporal use of wildlife species, Nutrition biological and food habits' studies, Nature conservation, Animal ecology, Innovative wildlife technologies, Coordination of natural resource use of local communities, Veterinary aspects of indoor keeping technology of game species

MEMBERSHIPS:
Forestry Committee, Wildlife Management Subcommittee of HAS
International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation
National Game Management Committee
Hungarian National Chamber of Hunters
Hungarian Ethological Society
Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society/BirdLife Hungary
Hungarian Biological Society
The Wildlife Society, USA
International Union of Game Biologists
International Wildlife Management Consortium - World Conservation Trust
American Society of Mammalogists
Large Herbivore Network
IUCN/SSC European Sustainable Use Specialist Group

LONG-TERM COLLABORATIONS:
Centre for Agricultural Research, Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry of HAS, Hungary
Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany of HAS, Botanical Garden in Vácrátót, Hungary
Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
Kaposvár University, Hungary
University of Szeged, Hungary
University of West Hungary
University of Debrecen, Hungary
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology, Serbia
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
University of Thessaly, Greece
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the European Union, Belgium
UNEP REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE - Interim Secretariat of the Carpathian Convention, UNEP Vienna – ISCC, Austria
WWF Danube Carpathians Programme, Austria
Danube-Ipoly National Park Directorate, Hungary
European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen, Institute for Regional Development and Location Management, Italy
National Forest Administration ROMSILVA, Romania
Maramures Mountains Nature Park Administration, Romania
Regional Environmental Protection Agency Sibiu, Romania
State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic, Slovakia
National Forest Centre, Slovakia
Piatra Craiului National Park Administration /APNPC/, Romania
Hungarian National Chamber of Hunters, Hungary
Hungarian Hunters' National Association
Hungarian Ornithological and Nature Conservation Society, Hungary

SERVICES:
wildlife management expert services
education and training
GIS development / applications development
wildlife ecology and field biology research
innovative technologies of game management
nature conservation and wildlife management monitoring systems
development of conservation and management plans for wildlife species
population dynamics and reproductive biological studies
modelling wildlife population dynamics
nutritional and food habits studies
spatio-temporal wildlife studies
consultacy on animal health and hygiene of wild animal species kept in captivity

GRANTS:

CONTRACTS:
Ministry of Rural Development, Forestry enterprises, Hungarian National Chamber of Hunters, Hungarian Hunters' National Association, Hunting societies, Aranyfácán Product Ltd., Plentyhorn Ltd.