Seth Sunday Ajayi
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Seth Sunday Ajayi is a Nigerian professor and scholar in wildlife conservation and environmental protection.
Early life and education
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.[citation needed]
Career
In 1980, 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.
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.
In June 1994, 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.[citation needed]
In 2013, Ajayi was conferred by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan the Prestigious Nigerian National Order of Merit.[citation needed]
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References
- ^ http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/25511542?selectedversion=NBD2116487
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- ^ http://nnma.gov.ng/users/seth-sunday-ajayi-(nnom)/722496422
- ^ http://thenationonlineng.net/seth-ajayi-how-faith-drives-merit-award-winner/
- ^ http://www.global500.org/index.php/thelaureates/online-directory/item/223-professor-seth-sunday-ajayi
- ^ http://central.gutenberg.org/articles/UNEP_500_Awardref
- ^ http://ui.edu.ng/content/wildlife-fisheries-publications
- ^ http://agric.ui.edu.ng/SSAjayi
- ^ https://books.google.com.ng/books?id=vO-Uuk1nV8gC&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=professor+seth+sunday+ajayi&source=bl&ots=_ao8X2xytj&sig=FG0mZCUJqp280Z8_Had5i1yFYKc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQsfzkkPXPAhWsLMAKHbWUCjU4ChDoAQgRMAI#v=onepage&q=professor%20seth%20sunday%20ajayi&f=false
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