Institute of Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research (ITAW)

Within the discipline of wildlife biology, ITAW focuses on basic research, applied research and monitoring. Research is concentrated on diseases in wild animals and diseases transmittable between humans and animals, so-called zoonoses. Other areas of interest include habitat use, bioacoustics, wildlife behavior, nutrition and management, as well as the ecology of wild animals as it relates to issues of environmental protection and conservation. ITAW aims to elucidate the biology and ecology of wild animals and to investigate the influence of anthropogenic activities on wildlife. The Institute offers unique educational opportunities in the field of wildlife research for PhD programs and doctoral, master and bachelor theses in the specialties of veterinary medicine, biology, landscape conservation and forestry.