News Archive

11. Jan 2021

Spacewhale II – Whales in the Bay of Biscay

Spacewhale: In this project we train an algorithm to detect large whales in very high-resolution satellite imagery using artificial intelligence and deep-learning techniques. Fieldwork is now successfully completed.

30. Nov 2020

Use of drones in survey of bird population filmed by NDR

In a report on the ornithological station on the island of Amrum, the NDR team also documented our staff at work.

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.