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Adenovirus infections in Common Swifts (Apus apus)

Adenovirusinfektionen beim Mauersegler (Apus apus)

Project Investigators: Marko Legler; Martin Ludlow; Peter Wohlsein; Klaas Kruse

Duration: August 2024 until August 2026

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The influence of a newly installed pigeon loft on the size, health and behavior of the neighboring urban pigeon population

Der Einfluss eines neu installierten Taubenschlags auf Größe, Gesundheit und Verhalten der angrenzenden Stadttaubenpopulation

Project Investigators: Marko Legler; Michael Pees; Silke Rautenschlein; Eleonora Tilse

Duration: June 2024 until June 2026

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Predator avoidance strategies of mouflon in Lower Saxony

Feindvermeidungsstrategien des Muffelwildes in Niedersachsen

Project Investigators: Prof. Prof. h. c. Dr. Ursula Siebert; Dr. Oliver Keuling; Marika Koch (MSc)

Duration: January 2024 until December 2026

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Development of the black grouse protection action plan for Lüneburg Heath

Erarbeitung des Aktionsplans Birkhuhnschutz Lüneburger Heide

Project Investigators: Prof. Prof. h. c. Dr. Ursula Siebert; Dr. Daniel Tost

Duration: January 2024 until March 2026

Funding: Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz, 104.438 EUR

Project Details:
From 12.04. to 15.04.2023 the "Black Grouse Symposium 2023, Will the black grouse survive in the Lüneburg Heath?" took place at Camp Reinsehlen in Schneverdingen. The event was organized by the Alfred Toepfer Academy for Nature Conservation (NNA), the ITAW, the Lower Saxony Hunting Association (LJN), the Lower Saxony Ministries of Agriculture (ML) and Environment (MU) and the Nature Conservation Park Association (VNP). At the symposium, the alarming state of the black grouse population in Lower Saxony, known and suspected causes of this state and possible solutions were discussed. The participants, in particular the local stakeholders from the areas of occurrence, clearly advocated a species aid program for the black grouse in the Lüneburg Heath, which should provide a framework for eliminating the problems discussed in the best possible way and achieving a healthy, stable population in the medium to long term.

At a follow-up event initiated by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in June 2023, the project to develop a black grouse action plan was launched. The project is being implemented by the ITAW and the NNA. The contents of the action plan will be coordinated with the involved stakeholders from landowners, authorities and other interest groups as part of a "round table".

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Projektpartner: Alfred Toepfer Akademie für Naturschutz (NNA)

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Evaluation of MVA-MERS-S induced immunogenicity and efficacy

Charakterisierung der Immunogenität und Schutzwirkung von MVA-MERS-S

Project Investigators: Prof. Dr. Asisa Volz

Duration: February 2024 until January 2026

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Quiet for the porpoises

Ruhe für die Schweinswale

Project Investigators: Prof. Prof. h. c. Dr. Ursula Siebert; Dr. Andreas Ruser

Duration: Novemer 2023 until October 2026

Funding: BUND Landesverband Nidersachesen e.V., 37.018 EUR

Project Details:
Underwater noise from ship traffic, the construction of facilities in the water and on the coast or the explosion of ammunition in the sea is identified as a threat by various national and international expert assessments and has negative effects on marine animals in the Wadden Sea - especially on marine mammals, including porpoises. Many projects on the effects of noise pollution on marine mammals underwater are already being carried out at the ITAW. The ITAW is particularly concerned with the effects of underwater noise on harbor porpoises, with a particular focus on ship traffic, offshore constructions, and unexploded ordnance contaminated sites (e.g. BfN-UWE2, BMBF-COASTALFUTURE, EU project SATURN). In this joint project with BUND, ITAW will provide support with recommendations for measures to reduce the effects of underwater noise on porpoises, development of voluntary rules of conduct, participation in panel discussions and materials for exhibitions. Different target groups should be made aware of the need to reduce underwater noise through different offers (exhibitions, lectures in schools, raising awareness among recreational boat owners). At the same time, recommendations for concrete measures to reduce underwater noise pollution are being developed.

Results:

(BUND) Leaflet containing information on the sources of underwater noise pollution caused by recreational boats and on the measures that recreational boaters and sailors can take to help protect porpoises.

https://www.bund-niedersachsen.de/service/publikationen/detail/publication/ruhe-fuer-die-schweinswale/

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Future-VET - Strategic Location development of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation. Pillar 1 of the target agreement 2023/24, part 1

Future-VET - Strategische Standortentwicklung an der Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule. Säule 1 der Zielvereinbarungen 2023/24, Maßnahme 1

Project Investigators: Dr. Elisabeth Schaper; Dr. Sandra Wissing

Duration: July 2023 until June 2026

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Canine Myometrial Cell Culture - A Contribution to Understanding Weak Labor in Dogs

Canine myometriale Zellkultur - ein Beitrag zum Verständnis der Wehenschwäche beim Hund

Project Investigators: Prof. Dr. Sandra Goericke-Pesch; Marie Greiling-Mackert

Duration: August 2023 until July 2026

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Anesthesia-associated risk factors in horses. Analysis of electronic patient records.

Anästhesieassoziierte Risikofaktoren bei Pferden. Analyse der elektronischen Patientendokumentation.

Project Investigators: Sabine Kästner; Lothar Kreienbrock

Duration: June 2023 until End 2026

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Effects of aerobic exercise training on epilepsies

Einfluss von aerobem Ausdauertraining auf Epilepsien

Project Investigators: Prof. Dr. M. Gernert

Duration: June 2023 until May 2026

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