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 and Ph.D. degree in Wildlife and Range Management from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and the University of Ibadan, Nigeria respectively.

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 also the 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" award of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) for Outstanding Practical Achievements in Environmental Protection in 1994

In 2013, Seth Ajayi was conferred by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan the Prestigious Nigerian 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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