News Archive

06. Jul 2020

Diver abundance remains stable despite further development of offshore wind farms

A study carried out under the leadership of BioConsult SH investigates the possible impacts of offshore wind farms on the population and habitats of red- and black-throated divers in the German North Sea.

08. Jun 2020

The hazel dormouse – agile climber in our hedgerow landscape

South of the Kiel Canal, BioConsult SH currently investigates populations of the hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius).

25. May 2020

Using drones to study the social relationships of dolphins

How do you study the social behaviour of dolphins who spend most of their time underwater? A new study uses drone video footage.

21. Feb 2020

Telemetry of divers (DIVER) – project completed

Within the framework of the DIVER-project, a total of 45 red-throated divers were fitted with satellite transmitters to investigate migration routes and movement patterns in especially the wintering area in the Eastern German Bight.

20. Nov 2019

Telemetric monitoring of eagle owls – project completed

Several eagle owls in Schleswig-Holstein were equipped with GPS transmitters within the framework of a BioConsult SH telemetry study. The results yielded interesting findings on the home range size and gave insight into which areas are used by eagle owls apart from the breeding site.

28. Oct 2019

Study on offshore wind energy use and marine protected areas in the Mediterranean

Within the framework of an international project BioConsult SH has carried out a study on wind energy development in the Mediterranean on behalf of WWF France.

17. Oct 2019

BioConsult SH surveys whales from space!

In collaboration with scientists from the UK and the USA, BioConsult SH has created a semi-automated process for whale detection from very high-resolution satellite images using deep learning artificial intelligence.

01. Sep 2019

Important: New phone number!

On Sept. 13th we'll get a new phone number and BioConsult SH will therefore only partly be reachable via landline. The new number is: +49 (0)4841 77937-0 Information on updated extension numbers for employees, can be found on our website from Sept. 12th. 2019.

28. Aug 2019

NDR report on seal counts in the Wadden Sea

A camera team of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk accompanied our biologists on a flight to survey the numbers of harbour seals in the Wadden Sea.

14. Aug 2019

PODs deployed more than 4000 times in harbour porpoise monitoring

An important focus of monitoring harbour porpoises for research and construction projects in marine areas is on distribution patterns and reactions of harbour porpoises towards construction measures. But how exactly are these animals monitored?