Welcome back in our group, Anne-Cathérine Gutzwiller!
Anne-Cathérine will continue her studies on white-winged snowfinches that she started as a master's student. She will work in the snowfinch group of Fränzi Korner-Nievergelt at the Swiss Ornithological Institute and at the University of…
Nature conservation in and around Basel, No. 3
For the third time, Yvonne Willi, Franziska Grob and Valentin Amrhein organised and moderated the annual Basel Nature Conservation Conference. About 140 conservationists listened to the presentations. The slides of the talks can be…
Welcome in the Petite Camargue Alsacienne, Jasmin Liedtke!
Jasmin started her position as a doctoral student today. She will be working primarily on decision-making in practical nature conservation, in the Petite Camargue and perhaps in other places too. Have fun, Jasmin, and enjoy the freedom of…
Congrats on your PhD, Julia Paterno!
Julia gave a great talk at her PhD defence today – we have rarely seen the lecture hall so full of friends and relatives! (The photo was taken after the talk, when everyone was already waiting outside for the aperitif ...). Thank you for…
New study on an old problem of the nature reserve
Daniel Küry and Alexander Freude were commissioned by the Swiss Association Pro Petite Camargue Alsacienne to investigate the plants and animals in the ‘Lachen’, an oxbow lake of the Rhine. The Laken is a long-standing problem in the…
Congrats on your PhD, Yann Rime!
Yann defended his PhD today, in the presence of many friends and colleagues from the Swiss Ornithological Institute. Thanks for a great collaboration, and all the best for the future! The PDF of the thesis can be downloaded here.
Dawn singing in the Swiss National Park
As a nice Christmas present, Julia’s first PhD paper was published. She investigated the effects of different environmental variables on the start of dawn singing in six common songbird species in the Swiss National Park. Moon phase,…
Cross-border field course on the Rhine Island
Receiving the EUCOR Cross-border Education Grant allowed Lilla Lovasz to organize a joint field course for undergraduate students from both the University of Basel and the University of Strasbourg. The students explored field methods and…
Nature conservation in and around Basel
The annual conference «Naturschutz in und um Basel» was founded 25 years ago by Bruno Baur. This year's event was organized and led by Yvonne Willi, Franziska Grob and Valentin Amrhein. About 150 conservationists listened to 10…