Full Name: Kesis BewketuTakele Wondifraw (PhD)

Academic Rank: Assistant Professor

Institutional email: bewtak@gmail.com/bewketu_takele@dmu.edu.et

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Specialization: Animal Ecologist

Courses taught: Vertebrates, Invertebrates, Ecology, Wildlife, Conservation& management of Natural resources, Mammalian anatomy & physiology—–

Achievements and awards: certified in grant project writing.

Research interest: Ecological, Biodiversity and Environmental issues

List of Publications:

1.Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminthes of donkeys and mules in and around Bahir Dar,                                          Ethiopia (Ethiop.Vet.J.,2013,17(1),13-30)

2. Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths on equines in and around Debre Markos, Ethiopia                                  (Scientific journal of veterinary advance, V.5 No 11 (2016).

3. Prevalence of bovine Fasciolosis and economic loss due to liver condemnation at Debre Markos                         municipal abattoir, Northern Ethiopia, A. Sisay, B. Takele, S. Menda, Published 30 December 2014. Biology Journal of Veterinary Advances

 

 

4. Human-wildlife conflict in and around Choke Mountains, Ethiopia (International Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation9(1):1-8).
5. A preliminary study on species composition, relative abundance and distribution of bird species in Choke Mountains, East Gojjam, Ethiopia,Bewketu Takele1* and Bezawork Afework² (Vol. 10(12), pp. 517-526, December 2018)

6. Assessment of crop damage by rodent pests from experimental barley crop fields in Farta District,                          South Gondar, Ethiopia (BewketuTakeleWondifraw,MeseleYihuneTamene ,AfeworkBekele             Simegn. PLOS-One, 2021).

7. Composition, abundance and distribution of rodent species in Alemsaga Priority State Forest and                                  farmlands, northwestern Ethiopia (African Journal of Ecology,vol60 (3} 2022.

             (BewketuTakele, MeseleYihuneand Afework Bekele, 2022).

8. Population density, feeding and reproductive ecology of rodents from Alemsaga Priority State Forest and adjacent farmlands, SINET, vol 45 (1) 2022. (BewketuTakele, MeseleYihune and Afework Bekele, 2022).
9. Semi-Field Evaluation of Selected Plant Extracts for thePrevention of T ermite Damage on Wood.CJSTVol 3 (3), 2023.

10.Assessment of farmers’ perception of pest rodents, crop damage, and rodent pests            management strategies around Alemsaga Priority State Forest, Ethiopia. CJCT, Vol 4 (5).         BewketuTakele, MeseleYihuneandAfeworkBekele, 2024)

1. Research and project information (completed and ongoing): 2 ongoing researvhes
2. MSc and/or PhD students advised (ongoing and Graduated):10 MSC students