Research Focus

Wildlife biological basics

• Wildlife genetics, in particular molecular genetics, cytogenetics inclusive to ecological genetics
• Evolutionary biology
• Population biology
• Physiology
• Ethology
• Sociobiology
• Wildlife diseases and their epidemiology

Nature conservation

• Management of endangered animal and plant species within and outside protected areas
• Reintroduction of endangered and extinct species

Biodiversity

• Stability criteria in forest ecosystems
• Genetic diversity and biodiversity in forest ecosystems

Wildlife and forest

• Ecophysiology and eco-ethology of endemic hoofed game species
• Wildlife management in forest ecosystems, especially wildlife stock inventory, biologically appropriate game densities/abundance, game damage prevention
• Quality management, certification

Human and wildlife

• Socio-economic aspects of the use of wild animals in different regions of the world
• Wildlife utilization as part of forest management concepts
• Wildlife utilization and conservation
• Wildlife management in large protected areas
• Human history and hunting
• Ethics and hunting
• Hunting culture, hunting equipment, hunting rights
• Environmental communication and environmental education