Wildlife & Conservation at Uni Freiburg
@wild-ecol-cons.bsky.social
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Biology Research Group @uni-freiburg.de led by Prof. Dr. Marco Heurich
Managing EUROLYNX / EUROWILDCAT / Remote Sensing Data Pool
https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Wildlife-Ecology-and-Conservation-Biology-Marco-Heurich
Managing EUROLYNX / EUROWILDCAT / Remote Sensing Data Pool
https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Wildlife-Ecology-and-Conservation-Biology-Marco-Heurich
This year’s EUROwildcat workshop was held in the beautiful town of Melk, in Austria’s scenic Wachau region. Around 50 participants attended, engaging in many fruitful discussions on wildcat conservation and new research ideas. Learn more about EUROwildcat: euromammals.org/eurowildcat/
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This year’s EUROwildcat workshop was held in the beautiful town of Melk, in Austria’s scenic Wachau region. Around 50 participants attended, engaging in many fruitful discussions on wildcat conservation and new research ideas. Learn more about EUROwildcat: euromammals.org/eurowildcat/
Have you heard of deadtrees.earth? 🌳
🌲This community-sourced and rigorously curated dataset can serve as a comprehensive reference dataset to uncover tree mortality patterns from local to global scales!
📰Read more about it in our new paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
🌲This community-sourced and rigorously curated dataset can serve as a comprehensive reference dataset to uncover tree mortality patterns from local to global scales!
📰Read more about it in our new paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
October 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Have you heard of deadtrees.earth? 🌳
🌲This community-sourced and rigorously curated dataset can serve as a comprehensive reference dataset to uncover tree mortality patterns from local to global scales!
📰Read more about it in our new paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
🌲This community-sourced and rigorously curated dataset can serve as a comprehensive reference dataset to uncover tree mortality patterns from local to global scales!
📰Read more about it in our new paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
This month we visited the new Belgium national park in the Semois Valley who hosted an inspiring and fun meeting of the #EUROlynx network! Around 100 attendees enjoyed three packed days of talks and an excursion in this beautiful region, with plenty of new ideas for research coming up too! 🐈🐾
October 27, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This month we visited the new Belgium national park in the Semois Valley who hosted an inspiring and fun meeting of the #EUROlynx network! Around 100 attendees enjoyed three packed days of talks and an excursion in this beautiful region, with plenty of new ideas for research coming up too! 🐈🐾
This week we are sad to say goodbye to our placement PhD student Yuanyuan from China, who has stayed with us for one year. Her work focuses on investigating reintroduction success in crested ibis in China. 🪶
It was a pleasure having you here and we wish you all the best! 💚
It was a pleasure having you here and we wish you all the best! 💚
September 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This week we are sad to say goodbye to our placement PhD student Yuanyuan from China, who has stayed with us for one year. Her work focuses on investigating reintroduction success in crested ibis in China. 🪶
It was a pleasure having you here and we wish you all the best! 💚
It was a pleasure having you here and we wish you all the best! 💚
A new #EUROLYNX paper out on variability in the movement and foraging behaviour of female Eurasian #lynx during the denning season across Europe! 🐈
🐾Movement metrics and kill-to-den distances were evaluated using GPS data from two climatic regions.
📄Read more here: doi.org/10.1002/oik....
🐾Movement metrics and kill-to-den distances were evaluated using GPS data from two climatic regions.
📄Read more here: doi.org/10.1002/oik....
September 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A new #EUROLYNX paper out on variability in the movement and foraging behaviour of female Eurasian #lynx during the denning season across Europe! 🐈
🐾Movement metrics and kill-to-den distances were evaluated using GPS data from two climatic regions.
📄Read more here: doi.org/10.1002/oik....
🐾Movement metrics and kill-to-den distances were evaluated using GPS data from two climatic regions.
📄Read more here: doi.org/10.1002/oik....
GPS data from 392 moose in Sweden shows they prefer deciduous & young #forests, avoid roads, and select large, connected patches. Forest management should prioritize preserving and connecting these habitats to support #wildlife and biodiversity. 🌲🦌 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
September 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
GPS data from 392 moose in Sweden shows they prefer deciduous & young #forests, avoid roads, and select large, connected patches. Forest management should prioritize preserving and connecting these habitats to support #wildlife and biodiversity. 🌲🦌 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
Last week, we had the pleasure of presenting a range of our ongoing lab research at the @int-wildcongress.bsky.social in Lillehammer Norway! 🌍
Topics included studies on camera traps, wild boar, wolves, red deer, browsing, lynx, trophic cascades, ticks & human wildlife interactions! 📸🐗🐺🦌🌲🐈🦊🪲🌱
Topics included studies on camera traps, wild boar, wolves, red deer, browsing, lynx, trophic cascades, ticks & human wildlife interactions! 📸🐗🐺🦌🌲🐈🦊🪲🌱
September 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Last week, we had the pleasure of presenting a range of our ongoing lab research at the @int-wildcongress.bsky.social in Lillehammer Norway! 🌍
Topics included studies on camera traps, wild boar, wolves, red deer, browsing, lynx, trophic cascades, ticks & human wildlife interactions! 📸🐗🐺🦌🌲🐈🦊🪲🌱
Topics included studies on camera traps, wild boar, wolves, red deer, browsing, lynx, trophic cascades, ticks & human wildlife interactions! 📸🐗🐺🦌🌲🐈🦊🪲🌱
New imaging tech maps plant phenolics in #forests from air and space, improving ecosystem and plant health monitoring! 🌿 #remotesensingtechnology #remotesensing
Have a look at our study on this topic: doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
Have a look at our study on this topic: doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
September 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
New imaging tech maps plant phenolics in #forests from air and space, improving ecosystem and plant health monitoring! 🌿 #remotesensingtechnology #remotesensing
Have a look at our study on this topic: doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
Have a look at our study on this topic: doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...
Have you seen this paper on the dispersal ability of the carrion beetle Necrodes littoralis? 🪲
Some beetles were recaptured at distances over 30 km! These results have important implications for conservation efforts and for preventing disease spread from carcasses.
doi.org/10.1111/jen....
Some beetles were recaptured at distances over 30 km! These results have important implications for conservation efforts and for preventing disease spread from carcasses.
doi.org/10.1111/jen....
September 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Have you seen this paper on the dispersal ability of the carrion beetle Necrodes littoralis? 🪲
Some beetles were recaptured at distances over 30 km! These results have important implications for conservation efforts and for preventing disease spread from carcasses.
doi.org/10.1111/jen....
Some beetles were recaptured at distances over 30 km! These results have important implications for conservation efforts and for preventing disease spread from carcasses.
doi.org/10.1111/jen....
New paper on assessing macroinvertebrate species composition in forest streams using LiDAR data 🌲
This highlights the utility of LiDAR data for stream assessment, offering a novel approach to understanding
stream-catchment interactions in forested landscapes.
🔍Read more doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
This highlights the utility of LiDAR data for stream assessment, offering a novel approach to understanding
stream-catchment interactions in forested landscapes.
🔍Read more doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
September 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New paper on assessing macroinvertebrate species composition in forest streams using LiDAR data 🌲
This highlights the utility of LiDAR data for stream assessment, offering a novel approach to understanding
stream-catchment interactions in forested landscapes.
🔍Read more doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
This highlights the utility of LiDAR data for stream assessment, offering a novel approach to understanding
stream-catchment interactions in forested landscapes.
🔍Read more doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
🐾 Our PhD student Yutong Liang presented her first project on lynx excursion behaviour at the Movement Ecology of Animals conference (25 July to 1 August) in Ventura, CA with a poster and flash talk! 🎤📊🐱
#GordonResearchConference
#MovementEcology #WildlifeResearch #Lynx #PhDLife
#GordonResearchConference
#MovementEcology #WildlifeResearch #Lynx #PhDLife
August 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🐾 Our PhD student Yutong Liang presented her first project on lynx excursion behaviour at the Movement Ecology of Animals conference (25 July to 1 August) in Ventura, CA with a poster and flash talk! 🎤📊🐱
#GordonResearchConference
#MovementEcology #WildlifeResearch #Lynx #PhDLife
#GordonResearchConference
#MovementEcology #WildlifeResearch #Lynx #PhDLife
Are you looking for a job in remote sensing and forest ecosystems? Come join our team in the Bavarian Forest National Park under the "KI-RECOVER" project. 🛰️🌲
Detailed job description attached (in German)
Detailed job description attached (in German)
August 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Are you looking for a job in remote sensing and forest ecosystems? Come join our team in the Bavarian Forest National Park under the "KI-RECOVER" project. 🛰️🌲
Detailed job description attached (in German)
Detailed job description attached (in German)
Have a look at this new article: The study highlights strong microbial interconnections in Bavarian Forest soils, aiding forest management and conservation efforts. doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
July 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Have a look at this new article: The study highlights strong microbial interconnections in Bavarian Forest soils, aiding forest management and conservation efforts. doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
🗞️New paper on print media coverage on the recolonization of the wolf in Germany 🐺
The most frequent topics include lethal control, wolf monitoring, and livestock depredation, with educational work being prominent only in regional coverage.
🔍Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The most frequent topics include lethal control, wolf monitoring, and livestock depredation, with educational work being prominent only in regional coverage.
🔍Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🗞️New paper on print media coverage on the recolonization of the wolf in Germany 🐺
The most frequent topics include lethal control, wolf monitoring, and livestock depredation, with educational work being prominent only in regional coverage.
🔍Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The most frequent topics include lethal control, wolf monitoring, and livestock depredation, with educational work being prominent only in regional coverage.
🔍Read more: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Save the Date! 🗓️On August 6th at 16:00 CET our very own Dr. Marco Heurich will be presenting at the Wildlife Management For Wilderness Areas webinar.
🔗Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔗Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
July 18, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Save the Date! 🗓️On August 6th at 16:00 CET our very own Dr. Marco Heurich will be presenting at the Wildlife Management For Wilderness Areas webinar.
🔗Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🔗Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
New paper on caracass decomposition implications for disease management! ☠️🦠
Natural decomposition caused elevated carcass temperatures and pH changes, but neither exceeded the thresholds required to inactivate African swine fever in wild boar in this study. 🌡️🐗
📄 Read more: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Natural decomposition caused elevated carcass temperatures and pH changes, but neither exceeded the thresholds required to inactivate African swine fever in wild boar in this study. 🌡️🐗
📄 Read more: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
July 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New paper on caracass decomposition implications for disease management! ☠️🦠
Natural decomposition caused elevated carcass temperatures and pH changes, but neither exceeded the thresholds required to inactivate African swine fever in wild boar in this study. 🌡️🐗
📄 Read more: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Natural decomposition caused elevated carcass temperatures and pH changes, but neither exceeded the thresholds required to inactivate African swine fever in wild boar in this study. 🌡️🐗
📄 Read more: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🦌New article out: Management strategies like winter feeding in protected areas can alter nutrient cycles, impacting soil, plants, and wildlife. These changes may affect ecosystem functions and conservation efforts. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
July 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🦌New article out: Management strategies like winter feeding in protected areas can alter nutrient cycles, impacting soil, plants, and wildlife. These changes may affect ecosystem functions and conservation efforts. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
Last week we completed our soil sampling for the Horizon Europe project WILDCARD wildcard-project.eu, which is investigating the effects of rewilding in forest and agricultural lands on carbon sequestration and diversity. We are excited to contribute with our sites and look forward to the results! 🌲
July 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Last week we completed our soil sampling for the Horizon Europe project WILDCARD wildcard-project.eu, which is investigating the effects of rewilding in forest and agricultural lands on carbon sequestration and diversity. We are excited to contribute with our sites and look forward to the results! 🌲
This weekend we celebrated another successful PhD completed in our department on large carnivore monitoring, congratulations Dr. Stefano Palmero!🥳🎓🐾
#lynx #eurolynx #conservation #cameratrapping #carnivoremonitoring #PhDone
#lynx #eurolynx #conservation #cameratrapping #carnivoremonitoring #PhDone
June 23, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This weekend we celebrated another successful PhD completed in our department on large carnivore monitoring, congratulations Dr. Stefano Palmero!🥳🎓🐾
#lynx #eurolynx #conservation #cameratrapping #carnivoremonitoring #PhDone
#lynx #eurolynx #conservation #cameratrapping #carnivoremonitoring #PhDone
Another lynx paper hot off the press!🔥Exploring the ecological feasibility of restoring Eurasian lynx to Great Britain 🐾
A well-planned, legal, lynx reintroduction could be feasible, provided there is acceptance in key stakeholder groups.
📰Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
A well-planned, legal, lynx reintroduction could be feasible, provided there is acceptance in key stakeholder groups.
📰Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
June 11, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Another lynx paper hot off the press!🔥Exploring the ecological feasibility of restoring Eurasian lynx to Great Britain 🐾
A well-planned, legal, lynx reintroduction could be feasible, provided there is acceptance in key stakeholder groups.
📰Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
A well-planned, legal, lynx reintroduction could be feasible, provided there is acceptance in key stakeholder groups.
📰Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
🐈 New Paper on Lynx population modelling over a 50-year time horizon!
🐾 The persistence of lynx in Western Europe seems likely on a large scale with high female occupancy & average lynx density over the core areas of the 4 studied populations!
🔍 Read more: doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
🐾 The persistence of lynx in Western Europe seems likely on a large scale with high female occupancy & average lynx density over the core areas of the 4 studied populations!
🔍 Read more: doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
June 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🐈 New Paper on Lynx population modelling over a 50-year time horizon!
🐾 The persistence of lynx in Western Europe seems likely on a large scale with high female occupancy & average lynx density over the core areas of the 4 studied populations!
🔍 Read more: doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
🐾 The persistence of lynx in Western Europe seems likely on a large scale with high female occupancy & average lynx density over the core areas of the 4 studied populations!
🔍 Read more: doi.org/10.24072/pcj...
🌲🌞 Join us for our Summer School on Forest Health in the Age of Climate Change! Explore cutting-edge remote sensing techniques to monitor our forests. 🌍📡
📅 September 10-12, 2025
📍 Kvilda, Czech Republic
Register now:
German students: [email protected]
Czech students: [email protected]
📅 September 10-12, 2025
📍 Kvilda, Czech Republic
Register now:
German students: [email protected]
Czech students: [email protected]
May 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
🌲🌞 Join us for our Summer School on Forest Health in the Age of Climate Change! Explore cutting-edge remote sensing techniques to monitor our forests. 🌍📡
📅 September 10-12, 2025
📍 Kvilda, Czech Republic
Register now:
German students: [email protected]
Czech students: [email protected]
📅 September 10-12, 2025
📍 Kvilda, Czech Republic
Register now:
German students: [email protected]
Czech students: [email protected]
We're happpy to share that four of our publications got awared as Wiley's top cited articles of 2024! Here are our proud authors 🤓 and links:
doi.org/10.1155/2023... doi.org/10.1002/rse2... doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... doi.org/10.1111/mam....
doi.org/10.1155/2023... doi.org/10.1002/rse2... doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... doi.org/10.1111/mam....
April 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We're happpy to share that four of our publications got awared as Wiley's top cited articles of 2024! Here are our proud authors 🤓 and links:
doi.org/10.1155/2023... doi.org/10.1002/rse2... doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... doi.org/10.1111/mam....
doi.org/10.1155/2023... doi.org/10.1002/rse2... doi.org/10.1111/ddi.... doi.org/10.1111/mam....
📝New paper combining eDNA with remote sensing image spectroscopy!🛰️🧬
Key ecological variables relate to alpha diversity, thereby accelerating our understanding of the spatial variation in bacterial and fungal communities across large and complex forest landscapes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Key ecological variables relate to alpha diversity, thereby accelerating our understanding of the spatial variation in bacterial and fungal communities across large and complex forest landscapes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
March 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
📝New paper combining eDNA with remote sensing image spectroscopy!🛰️🧬
Key ecological variables relate to alpha diversity, thereby accelerating our understanding of the spatial variation in bacterial and fungal communities across large and complex forest landscapes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Key ecological variables relate to alpha diversity, thereby accelerating our understanding of the spatial variation in bacterial and fungal communities across large and complex forest landscapes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting a successful meeting with our partners in the Interreg project: Using artificial intelligence and remote sensing to monitor forest health in a changing climate🌲🛰️🌍
🔍Learn more about the project here: www.nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.bayern.de/forschung/pr...
🔍Learn more about the project here: www.nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.bayern.de/forschung/pr...
March 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting a successful meeting with our partners in the Interreg project: Using artificial intelligence and remote sensing to monitor forest health in a changing climate🌲🛰️🌍
🔍Learn more about the project here: www.nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.bayern.de/forschung/pr...
🔍Learn more about the project here: www.nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.bayern.de/forschung/pr...