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Natural Wildlife Development Area is a protection status declared in accordance with the Land Hunting Act No. 4915. Within this scope, there are 80 Wildlife Development Areas in our country. The aim of this study was to observe possible threats in the Elekdag wildlife development area and to suggest solutionsfor the area. Elekdag Wildlife Development Area is located in Kastamonu province within the boundaries of Tasköprü county. The administrative responsibility of Elekdag Wildlife Development Area belongs to the General Directorate of National Parks and Nature Conservation, which is affiliated to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Kastamonu Provincial Environment and Forestry Directorate. As a result of the study, it was found that the wildlife habitats for deer populations (target species) and water resources in the area at risk. The identification of the risks on habitats and biological resources and proposed solutions have great importance on ecosystem integrity of the protected area. Therefore, we proposed some solutions to eliminate these risks. The most important factor is the arranging on-site management to ensure sustainable protection-use balance.

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Aim of study:The current state of the land cover and its temporal changes are one of the most popular topics nowadays, and it is a very useful subject in the protection of ecosystems and combating global climate change. The main objective of this study was to reveal vegetation cover change on Turkey and its phytogeographic region within the last 28 years.Area of study: The study area borders of the Republic of Turkey, covers an area of 779.646 square kilometers. In addition, Turkey is home to three phytogeographic regions (Mediterranean, Euro-Siberia, and Irano-Turanian) with different floristic features. Both phytogeographic regions and Turkey were examined individually in this study.

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