Wildlife management
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About the department
Address for correspondence: Bulgaria, Sofia 1797, 10 Kliment Ohridski Blvd., University of Forestry, Faculty of Forestry
Wildlife Management Department is situated in building A, 1st floor, Lab 114.
Department head Prof. PhD Petar Zhelev Stoyanov
Quality manager: assistant Dr. Vasil Ivanov Kolev in – building “A”, floor 1, room No. 129, phone 91907/3
Office Manager: Tsvetomira Rumenova Todorova is responsible for logistics of the training process – building А, 1st floor, Lab № 114, Phone: +359-2-91907 ext. 217.
History: The Department of Wildlife Management was established in 1949 and its first head was Prof. Metodi Ruskov. Since 2007 the Department is headed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristo Mihailov.
Academic composition of the department:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristo Danchev Mihailov – Head of the Department;
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boyan Petrov Milchev;
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stoyan Ivanov Stoyanov;
Chief. Assist. Prof. Dr. Gradimir Valentinov Gruychev;
Chief. Assist. Prof. Dr. Vasil Ivanov Kolev;
Chief. Assist. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Dyankov Kodzhabashev;
Chief. Assist. Prof. Dr. Martina Vasileva Stancheva;
Chief. Assist. Prof. Dr, Evlogi Emilov Angelov.
The staff provides teaching in the following sources:
Hunting: The lectures are given by Assoc: Prof. Dr. Hristo Danchev Mihailov, and the exercises by Chief Assist. Prof. Dr, Evlogi Emilov Angelov.
Hunting and fishing tourism: The lectures are given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristo Danchev Mihailov, and the exercises by Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Gradimir Valentinov Gruychev.
Hunting tourism resources: The lectures are given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stoyan Ivanov Stoyanov;, and the exercises by Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Gradimir Valentinov Gruychev
Organization and management of the hunting farm: The lectures are given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristo Danchev Mihailov, and the exercises by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stoyan Ivanov Stoyanov;
Fisheries: The lectures from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Vasil Ivanov Kolev, and the exercises from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Martina Vasileva Stancheva;
Technologies and Management in Fisheries and Aquaculture: Lectures from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Vasil Ivanov Kolev, and the exercises from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Martina Vasileva Stancheva;
Conservation of fish and game: Lectures are held by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristo Danchev Mihailov and Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Vasil Ivanov Kolev, and the exercises from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Vasil Ivanov Kolev and Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Gradimir Valentinov Gruychev
Sustainable management of water bodies and fish stocks: The lectures from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Vasil Ivanov Kolev, and the exercises from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Martina Vasileva Stancheva;
Zoology: Lectures are given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hristo Danchev Mihailov and Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Dyankov Kodzhabashev, and the exercises from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Dyankov Kodzhabashev
Vertebrate Zoology: The lectures are given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boyan Petrov Milchev, and the exercises by Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Dyankov Kodzhabashev;
Zoology (Forestry): Lectures and exercises are given from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Dyankov Kodzhabashev;
Preservation of biological diversity and ecological network: Lectures are given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boyan Petrov Milchev;
Preservation of fauna: The lectures are given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boyan Petrov Milchev, and the exercises by Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Nikolay Dyankov Kodzhabashev;
Hunting economy (correspondence studies): The lectures are given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stoyan Ivanov Stoyanov;, and the exercises by Chief Assist. Prof. Dr, Evlogi Emilov Angelov.
Park fauna: Lectures and exercises are given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stoyan Ivanov Stoyanov.
Artificial breeding of game: Lectures and exercises are derived from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Gradimir Valentinov Gruychev.
Basics of game feeding: Lectures and exercises are derived from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Gradimir Valentinov Gruychev.
Cynology: Lectures and exercises are derived from Chief Assist. Prof. Dr. Gradimir Valentinov Gruychev.
Scientific directions of the teachers in the department:
Biology and ecology for the animal world;
Organization of use.
Organization and management of hunting and fishing activities;
Preservation and improvement of the conditions in the natural habitats of game and fish;
Artificial breeding of fish and game;
Preservation of biodiversity and protection of the country's gene pool;
In the Department of Hunting, expertise is carried out in the field of biological diversity – game and fish, European directives, hunting legislation, fisheries and aquaculture legislation, game management planning, evaluation of hunting trophies.
They ensure the teaching of the following academic disciplines:
Hunting farm;
Hunting tourism resources;
Park fauna;
Zoology;
Vertebrate Zoology;
Zoology(HF);
Fauna conservation;
Fisheries;
Conservation of biological and landscape diversity;
Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology and Management;
Conservation of game and fish;
Hunting and fishing tourism;
Organization and management of the hunting farm;
Hunting management;
Artificial breeding of game;
Fundamentals of game nutrition;
Cynology
Sustainable management of water bodies and fish stocks;
