M.Sc. Kolja Breese
Position: Scientific Staff
Contact:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kolja-breese-2a42a4180/
Field of work:
- Spatial and land use of feline species and mitigation between them and human usage
- Bringing nature, the environment, and its importance closer to people / raising awareness of ecological problems
- Returning wildlife to their original habitats
Projects:
CV:
2014: 6 months of volunteer work at SAASA
2014-2015: Voluntary Ecological Year (FÖJ) at the Berlin Forestry Service / Berlin Zoo
2015 – 2019: Bachelor in Animal Management, Major in Wildlife Management, University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
2017: 6-month internship at Merazonia Wildlife Refuge, Ecuador
2018: 20-week internship with EU LIFE Lynx – Reintroduction of lynxes in the Palatinate Forest
2019: Bachelor thesis at KORA Institute, land use of wildcats in the agriculturally dominated Swiss Plateau
2020-2024: Master's in Ecology, Evolution & Nature Conservation, University of Potsdam
2020-2021: Student assistant at the University of Potsdam, Animal Ecology Research Group
2022-2023: Intern and employee at Naturwacht Berlin e.V.
2023: Master's thesis at Cikananga Wildlife Center, Indonesia, land use and animal-human mitigation of a rehabilitated Javan leopardess
2024: Employee at Naturwacht Berlin e.V.
Memberships:
Naturwacht berlin e.V.
https://naturwacht-berlin.de/das-ehrenamt