CURRICULUM VITAE Dr DIMITRIOS E. BAKALOUDIS PERSONAL DATA Full name Dimitrios Bakaloudis Father’s name Evangelos Mother’s name Eftehia Date of birth 20 October 1968 Place of birth Soufli‐Evros Nationality Greek Marital status Single Sex Male Address 23 Andrianoupoleos Str. ‐ 661 00 ‐ Drama Telephone number ++30 2521060471 E‐mail [email protected] STUDIES Basic Studies 1983‐1986 General Lyceum of Soufli Final grade: 17.7/20 Undergraduate Studies 1987‐1992 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki B.Sc. in School of Geotechnical Sciences Department of Forestry and Natural Environment Final grade: 8.05/10 Dissertation: "Food habits and nest‐site characteristics of eagle owl (Bubo bubo) in the Dadia‐Soufli forest". Supervisors: N. Papageorgiou, C. Vlachos. Postgraduate Studies 1996‐2000 University of Reading, England School of Animal & Microbial Sciences Division of Zoology Doctoral Thesis: “The Ecology of Short‐toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus, Gm.) in Dadia‐Lefkimi‐Soufli Forest Complex, Thrace, Greece”. Supervisor: G. Holloway 1997‐1998 I attended the following courses of Postgraduate program "Wildlife Management and Conservation" during my studies in Reading University: 1. Populations Dynamics, Prof. R. Sibly 2. Species and Habitat Conservation, Dr G. Holloway 3. Rodent Ecology and Control, Dr C. Prescott 4. Pollution and Wildlife, Dr P. Hopkin 5. Practical Wildlife Management, Dr G. Holloway. Sabbatical 3‐6/2010 Sabbatical in Swiss Ornithological Institute for research experience on bird population conservation, biodiversity monitoring and wildlife‐ habitat relationships modeling. SCHOLARSHIPS 1987‐1992 Five grants from the State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y.) for each study year in the Department of Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, because of excellence (1987 ‐ 1992). 1996‐1999 Doctoral Scholarship, from the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.), S. Chlorou’s legacy. FOREIGN LANGUAGES I speak English and I can understand Spanish. RESEARCH INTERESTS Conservation of vertebrate species, in particular those considering as rare and/or endangered. My research interests and experience also are in wildlife ecology and management, biodiversity conservation and community ecology. More specifically there are three focus areas of my work: a) endemic and endangered species conservation, particularly mammals, birds and reptiles, b) wildlife‐human conflicts, and c) wildlife‐ habitat relationships. EXPERIENCE Professional Experience 2006‐present Lecturer in the Department of Forestry and Management of Natural Environment. Drama. Technological Educational Institute of Kavala. 2005‐2006 Head of local Forestry Service in Soufli. 2002‐2004 Permanent staff. Forest Engineer in the Forestry Service. Responsible for the Protection and Management of Dadia‐Lefkimi‐Soufli National Park. 2001 Forest Engineer. Contract with the Forestry Service. 2000 Forest Engineer. Contract with World Wildlife Fund (WWF‐Hellas). 1994‐1995 Forest Engineer. Contract with the Forestry Service. Teaching -2- - 2006‐present Technological Educational Institute of Kavala. Drama. Department of Forestry and Management of Natural Environment. Lecturer. Instructor in the following courses: 1. Wildlife Biology. Six‐monthly obligatory course. 2. Wildlife Management and Wildlife Propagation. Six‐monthly obligatory course. 3. Seminar. Six‐monthly obligatory course (practical). 4. Wildlife & Landscape. Six‐monthly obligatory course in the Department of Landscape Architecture. 5. Protected Natural Areas. Six‐monthly optional course both in Forestry & Management of Natural Environment and Landscape Architecture. 2010‐2011 Democritus University of Thrace, Department of Forestry & Management of Environment & Natural Recourses. Lecturer (P.L. 407/80) teaching the courses: “Game Species Propagation” during winter semester, and “Wildlife Management” and “Ecology and Management of Game Species” during eastern semester, from 25‐11‐ 2010 to 31‐08‐2011. 2005‐2006 Technological Educational Institute of Kavala. Department of Forestry and Management of Natural Environment. Instructor in the course "Wildlife Management and Wildlife Propagation". Six‐monthly obligatory course. 2004‐2005 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Department of Forestry and Natural Environment. Senior Lecturer (P.L. 407/80) teaching the courses: "Freshwater Fisheries " and "Ecology and Management of Wildlife " during winter semester and "Wildlife Propagation and Raising in Hunting Reserves" and "Ecology of Freshwater " during the eastern semester, from 1‐12‐2004 to 31‐8‐2005. 2004 Forest College of Cyprus. Instructor in the course of "Zoology" during the eastern term of academic year 2003‐2004. RESEARCH PROJECTS 1. (1992) External collaborator. Study of the Biology and Management of Birds of Prey in Dadia forest. Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Project Leader: N. Papageorgiou. 2. (1992) External collaborator. Wildlife in Psilorites. Project Leader: N. Papageorgiou. 3. (1997) External collaborator. Environmental Quality in Less Favoured Areas. Monitoring program of biodiversity in Greece with the collaboration of England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. EQULFA 1997‐1998. Project Leader: A. Nastis. 4. (1999‐2001) External collaborator. Scientific Monitoring of Birds of Prey Population and their Habitats, in Dadia‐Lefkimi‐Soufli National Park. WWF Greece. 5. (2000‐2003) External collaborator. Ecology and Management of Bonelli’s eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus) in Cyprus. Research Promotion Foundation, Lefkosia, Cyprus. Project Leader: S. Iezekiel. 6. (2000‐2003) External collaborator. Conservation of Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus in -3- - Cyprus. United Nations‐Office for Project Services (UNOPS), Lefkosia, Cyprus. Project Leader: A. Christodoulou. 7. (2003‐2006) External collaborator. The predation of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and stone marten (Martes foina) in the wild fauna, in Central Greece. Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Project Leader: C. Vlachos. 8. (2005‐2011) External collaborator. The migratory phenology of wildfowl in Greece. LKN­Analysis & Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Project Leader: C. Vlachos. 9. (2005‐2007) External collaborator. The Ecology and Management of Long‐legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) in Cyprus. Research Promotion Foundation, Lefkosia, Cyprus. Project Leader: S. Iezekiel. 10. (2007‐2009) Project Leader. The effect of motorways on wildlife, in N. Greece. Research Committee of Technological Educat i onal Institute of Kavala. 11. (2007‐present) External collaborator. The impact of the stone marten (Martes foina) on the wildlife of Crete Island. Research Committee of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Project Leader: C. Vlachos. 12. (2008‐2010) External collaborator. Biodiversity inventory of Elatia Forest in Drama. Research Committee of Technological Educational Institute of Kavala. Project Leader: S. Galatsidas. 13. (2009‐present) External collaborator. Ecology and Management of the Cyprus Wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca) in Cyprus. Research Promotion Foundation, Lefkosia, Cyprus. Project Leader: S. Iezekiel. RELEVANT SEMINARS 1986 Seminar: “Forest utilization – Mountainous Ecotourism” organized by the Evros Forest Directorate. 1991 National Conference: “Forestry and natural environment – Education and training”. 17‐18 April, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 1992 Symposium: “Droughts – Floods” organized by Greek Geotechnical Chamber (ΓΕΩΤ.Ε.Ε.), Thessaloniki. 1993 International congress “Vultures 1993”, organised by the Prefecture of Evros. 1994 Scientific meeting: “Protection of agricultural land and forests by insects in Thrace” organized by the Greek Entomological Society and the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece, Dadia. 1996 Winter and Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society at the University of Durham from Monday 16 December to Thursday 19 December. 1997 Symposium 'Behaviour and Conservation' organized by The Zoological Society of London and The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour in London on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 December. 1997 Winter and Annual General Meeting of the British Ecological Society at the University of Warwick from Monday 15 December to Thursday 18 December. 1998 8th Pan‐Hellenic Conference of Forest Engineers organized by the Hellenic Forestry Society, Alexandroupolis 6‐8 April. -4- - 1998 International workshop 'Husbandry Practices and Sustainable Social/Environmental Quality in Less Favoured Areas (EQULFA)', organized by Department of Forestry and Nat. Environment, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, 7‐12 October. 1999 3rd Eurasian Conference of Raptor Research Foundation organised by Czech Society of Ornithology‐Working Group on Protection of Birds of Prey and Owls and Raptor Research Foundation at Mikulov, Czech Republic, from Tuesday 21 to Sunday 26 September. 2000 International Conference 'Birds of Prey and Owls 2000', Mikulov 24‐26 November, Czech Republic. 2001 4th Eurasian Congress on Raptors, organised by Raptor Research Foundation, held in Seville, Spain, from Tuesday 25 to Sunday 29 September. 2001 2nd 'European Griffon Vulture Working Group' Annual Meeting, Madjarovo, Bulgaria, from Saturday 20 to Monday 22 October. 2002 International Congress 'The Role of Geotechnicals in the frame of the European Union'. Organised by Hellenic Geotechnical Chamber, 20‐24 February, Lemesos, Cyprus. 2002 1st Pan‐Hellenic conference for the protection of vultures in Greece, organized by the Hellenic