UNIOSUN Staff Profile
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Academic Staff
OWOLABI Bibitayo A.
Lecturer I
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
WILDLIFE & ECOTOURISM MGT
Brief Educational Profile
PhD (Wildlife Management) 2023, FUTA Akure.
Master of Agricultural Technology (Wildlife Management) PhD Grade (4.38 CGPA). 2016 FUTA Akure.
Bachelor (Wildlife Management) Wildlife (3.58 CGPA). 2012 UNIOSUN
Osogbo
Academic Profiles
Google Scholar
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=PMmv8Q0AAAAJ
ResearchGate
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Recent Publications
- 1. Owolabi, B.A., Sanuade, A.O., Adewumi, A.A., Fajinmolu, A.O., Oganla, A.E. (2026). Totem, Taboos, and Sacred Places: An Analysis of the Yorùbá Tribe with Environmental Conservation and Management Practices in Southwest Nigeria. In: Luetz, J.M., Filho, W.L., Nunn, P.D. (eds) Handbook of Traditional Spirituality and Sustainability. World Sustainability Series. Springer, Cham. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-05795-2_4
- 2. *Owolabi B.A., SanuadeA.O., Atabo L.O., Okeyode O.S., Adeyemi A.A., Fajinmolu A.O., Ayelaagbe Z.A., Adedapo A.M., Olasunkanmi A.H., Olakojo S.A., Oganla A.E. (2026). Impact of Deforestation on Freshwater Habitat. In: Ikhajiagbe, B., & Oluwaseun Adetunji, C. (Eds.). (2026). Environmental Health and Toxicology (1st ed.). Pages 145-166 CRC Press. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003500452-8
- 3. *Owolabi B.A., Sanuade A.O., Fajinmolu A.O., Atabo L.O., Okeyode O.S., Adeyemi A.A., Ayelaagbe Z.A., Adedapo A.M., Olasunkanmi A.H., OlakojoS.A., Oganla A.E. (2026). Understanding the Forest Decline and Habitat Loss. In: Ikhajiagbe, B., & Oluwaseun Adetunji, C. (Eds.). (2026). Environmental Health and Toxicology (1st ed.). Pages 382-393 CRC Press. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003500452-24/
- 4. Fajinmolu, A.O., Sanuade, A.O., Akinsorotan, O.A., Owolabi, B.A. (2025). Status of Biological Resources in the Global South: Baseline Assessment Strategies. In: Ogwu, M.C., Izah, S.C., Merritt, H., Wise, R.D., Jintrawet, A. (eds) Sustainable Bioeconomy Development in the Global South. Springer, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-96-0640-5
- 5. Adewumi, A.A., Owolabi, B.A., and Sanuade, A.O (2023). Socioeconomic Impact of Beekeeping in Osun State, Nigeria. Pp178-187. In: Lameed G.A., Ajani, E.A., and Omitoyin, B.O. (Eds). "Topics in Wildlife and Fisheries Management". Published by the Department of Wildlife and Ecotourism Management and Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources. University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
- 6. E.O Farinloye, B.A Owolabi and C.O Alebiosu (2020). Research Ethics, Plagiarism and Impact. Pp 77-98 In: Alebiosu (eds.), "A Compendium on Research for Scholars" Published by Signet Impressions and Designs Limited, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. ISBN 978-978-57821-5-8, 77-97.
- 7. *Owolabi B.A., Adebayo A.A., Oyeleke O.O., Sanuade A.O., Fajinmolu A.O., Akande A.B., Ilufoye O.D., Olakojo S. A., Babalola A.B., Ibukun O.O., & Owolabi A.E. (2026). Other Effective Area Based Conservation Measures (OECM’s) In Osun State: A Delphi Study to Mitigate Climate Change. International Journal of Renewable Energy and Environment, 4(1), 160-171. National Centre for Energy and Environment, Energy Commission of Nigeria, University of Benin. https://ijree.com/index.php/publications/article/view/38, https://ncee.org.ng/publication/
- 8. Fajinmolu, Abdulbasith Olabamiji1, Owolabi Bibitayo Ayobami, Oluseun Adesola Akinsorotan and Onyebuchi Patrick Agwu (2026). Projected Impacts of Climate Change on the Habitat Suitability of the Critically Endangered Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes Monachus) In Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Wildlife Management, 2026, X(X): XX - XX. Publisher: Wildlife Society of Nigeria.
- 9. Owolabi B.A., Fajinmolu A.O., Sanuade A.O., Babalola A.O., Owolabi O.I., Ayelaagbe Z.A., Olakojo S.A., and Oganla A.E. (2026). Deforestation and the Climate-Health Nexus: Evidence on Carbon Emissions, Zoonotic Spillover Risk, and Ecosystem Decline. Advances in Medicine and Health Sciences Journal, Volume 3,003. Bayelsa Medical University. https://journal.bmu.edu.ng/article/deforestation-and-the-climate-health-nexus-evidence-on-carbon-emissions-zoonotic-spillover-risk-and-ecosystem-decline-6b0pzp
- 10. Owolabi, B.A., Adewumi, A.A., Mighty-David, B., Sanuade, A.O., Fajinmolu, A.O., Owolabi, O.I, Mukaila, A.M, Owoseni W.A, and Olabiyi O.A (2025). Community Perceptions of Ecological Importance and Conservation Challenges of Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes Monachus) In Ado-Awaye, Oyo State, Nigeria. Uniosun Journal of Agriculture and Renewable Resources, UJARR, 9(1), pp 1-20. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ujarr/article/view/332824
- 11. Agwu, O.P. Omotara, S.M, Owolabi, B.A, Ugbong, E.A., Bolanle-Ojo, O.T., Aderibigbe, A.A (2025) Influence of Climate on Morphology and Selected Biological Properties of Garcinia kola (Heckel) in Nigeria. Uniosun Journal of Agriculture and Renewable Resources, UJARR, 9(1), pp 21-31. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ujarr/article/view/332839
Research Interests
Ornithology and biodiversity conservation.