New Data on Distribution of Striped Hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in the Eastern Anatolia, in Turkiye

Year 2025, Volume: 14 Issue: 4, 1610 - 1615, 31.12.2025

Kubilay Toyran

https://doi.org/10.17798/bitlisfen.1764994

Abstract

Hyaena hyaena (striped hyena), one of the rare mammal species in Türkiye, is categorized as “Near Threatened” (NT) by the IUCN worldwide. This species, which is mainly distributed in the Southeastern Anatolian region of Türkiye, has been on the agenda in recent years as a result of traffic accidents. This study, based on a male specimen that died as a result of being hit by a vehicle, gave the first record of the species from Bingöl province in the Eastern Anatolian region.

Keywords

Striped hyena , Distribution , Traffic accident , Bingöl , Türkiye

Ethical Statement

The study is complied with research and publication ethics.

Thanks

I would like to thank Dr. Yakup YAPAR for providing information about the striped hyena that died as a result of being hit by a vehicle and Doğan KOÇ for providing the photographs used in the study.

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