Red Book of Butterflies in Turkey Red Book of Butterflies in Turkey

Red Book of Butterflies in Turkey
Doğa Koruma Merkezi – Nature Conservation Centre
DKM works in partnership with government, NGOs, research
institutions, experts and volunteers, aiming to develop national
capacity and a sound scientific and technical basis for effective nature
conservation. It encourages and facilitates the systematic collection and
analysis of biodiversity and other data, and uses these both to identify
priority areas for conservation, and to develop sustainable resource-use
plans which will benefit biodiversity and people.
DKM is the Turkish representative of Butterfly Conservation Europe
(BCE), an umbrella organization for a network of partners and individuals
which aims both to stimulate and co-ordinate conservation action for
butterflies, moths and their habitats across Europe. BCE and Dutch
Butterfly Conservation are partnering DKM in the project Developing a
basis for the active conservation of Turkey’s butterflies (2009-11) funded by
the Dutch Government’s BBI-Matra programme.
http://www.bc-europe.org
Evrim Karaçetin began to develop an interest in butterflies in 1996 when
she was a Biology undergraduate at the Middle East Technical University
(METU), Ankara, a university with a 4,000 ha campus famous for its
rich diversity of butterflies. After completing her Masters she spent
five years in the United States working on her PhD, studying Ecology
and Botany under Oregon State University’s Environmental Science
programme. On her return to Turkey she started her current job as an
Assistant Professor in Environmental Sciences at Erciyes University.
Ever since she was a student, Evrim has been involved in many nature
conservation projects, acting as volunteer, researcher, advisor and teacher.
Since 2007 she has worked on butterfly projects with DKM and Hilary
Welch. Together with Ahmet Baytaş she is co-author of Butterflies of
Turkey Hand Book published by Doğa Derneği in 2008.
Hilary Welch is a founder member of DKM and has been visiting
Turkey, to enjoy the landscapes and watch birds, since 1989. For 35
years her interest in natural history has developed and broadened as
she has worked in nature conservation as a freelance consultant and
volunteer, in the UK and abroad. In 2004 she moved from the UK
to Turkey, and here a serious interest in butterflies began to develop,
fuelled by the rich diversity of species and the publication of A Field
Guide to the Butterflies of Turkey, by Ahmet Baytaş, in autumn 2007.
She has been delighted to be able to combine her knowledge, experience
and enthusiasm with that of Evrim and many other experts to develop
the red list and this book, which she hopes will make a concrete
contribution to the conservation of butterflies in Turkey.
Karaçetin, E. and Welch, H.J. (2011). Red Book of Butterflies in Turkey. Ankara, Turkey: Doğa Koruma Merkezi. Available from: [www.dkm.org.tr]
Evrim Karaçetin ©Hülya Alkan
Hilary J. Welch ©Geoff & Hilary Welch