Ecological observations on wild boar (Sus scrofa L.)and brown hare (Lepus capensis L.)and determining their abundance in the Isparta Nature Park

In this master thesis, aimed population inventory and bringing out habitat preferences of Wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) and Brown hare (Lepus capensis L.) in Isparta-Golcuk Nature Park, was carried out in the year 2011-2012. The study was performed in three stages consisted of general survey, investigation of habitat preferences, population inventory and evaluation of the data in office. In the general survey, reviewed of the literature and obtained the maps in the field. While defining habitat preference, habitat using was determined by applying "Presence or Absence Method". It was observed that in 2655 total plot areas and 106 lines censuses, carried out in accordance with the relative frequency of use index and statistical analysis, the choice of a Wild boar was black pine and other forested areas. Agricultural areas and Acacia forest was more preferred in the summer. Depending on the time of the day the wild boar preferred shady areas rather than the south. Likewise, habitat preferences of Brown hares came out as black pine forest and open-space in the forest. Brown hares preferred the shrub-steppe areas after beginning to dry herbaceous in the autumn. In addition, their high preference of Acacia forest type is remarkable in summer. It was observed that Brown hare preferred western and southern aspect, less than the eastern and northern aspects. Looking at the both target species, the more the number of edge increases, the more degrees of utilization rises in habitat. According to the light method of inventory population 2,3 individuals/100ha average density of Wild boar, medium density of Brown hare 2,7 individuals/100ha was found. The current studies shows that intensity of the Wild boar in our area is higher than that of Turkey. As for the Brown hare, its density is parallel to density of the species in Turkey and the same rate as in the literature.