Cigdem TUNCAY, Hakan SEVIK
The rapid change process of the world and the increase in population cause destruction of nature, pollution of air, water and soil, and deterioration of ecological balance. This damage is increasing in parallel with the population of the world, especially in the urban centers. Today in Turkey, approximately 92.5% of the population lives in urban areas, rural-urban migration is still in progress, it is estimated that urban population will keep increasing further in the future. The increase in the population density in urban centers has increased the need for new settlement areas and the urban centers have started to grow gradually and their borders have started to expand this situation brought various problems with it.The problems caused by wild animals in residential areas are among these problems. These problems are more intense especially in residential areas close to natural forest areas. Kastamonu city center is one of the areas where such problems are encountered frequently. In this study, some problems caused by wild animals in residential areas have been evaluated in case of Kastamonu. Within the scope of the study, first the wild animal species seen in the region were determined, then the harmful effects of these animals were investigated and grouped, and which animal species and how they caused these damages explained by samples.
Wild life, Kastamonu, residential areas