Seth Sunday Ajayi

Seth Ajayi was born on 16 May 1944 in Mopa, Kogi State. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from the Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria and a Masters Degree in Wildlife and Range Management from the University of Edinburgh and a Ph.D. In of Wildlife Conservation, from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. In 1980, Seth Ajayi became the First African Professor of Wildlife Conservation at the University of Ibadan. He created the first African Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management with full separate degree program in Wildlife and Fisheries Management and became the pioneer Head, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management, University of Ibadan, 1981-1988. HE was Pioneer Dean, College of Environmental Resources Management, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Professor Seth Ajayi was team leader of an expert group, which produced the Action Plan for Conservation of all renewable natural resources in Nigeria. He was also project leader at the National Science and Technology Development Agency of a research project on studies dealing with the domestication and control of wildlife species and their importance in food production and public health. He was Chairman of the Publicity Sub-Committee of the National Wildlife Conservation Committee and Chairman of the Committee of Wildlife Specialists on the Development of Lake Kainji National Park. Seth Ajayi received the "Global 500 Roll of Honor" now known as "Champions of the Earth" award of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) for Outstanding Practical Achievements in Environmental Protection in 1994

In 2013, was conferred by President Goodluck Jonathan the Prestigious Nigeria National Order of Merit. This award is the highest National Prize for academic and intellectual attainment and also the highest award the Nigerian Government can present to it citizens.

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See also: Mopa, Kogi . University of Ibadan