Leibniz-IZW Colloquium

The Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research regularly organizes scientific seminars on various topics, in which invited speakers or IZW scientists present their work in the form of a lecture. The free lectures take place in the lecture hall of the IZW and are also broadcast live via video.
Interested persons are cordially invited to attend the Leibniz-IZW colloquien in person or online. You are welcome to sign up for our newsletter at izwseminar@izw-berlin.de. The lectures will be held mostly in English.

Upcoming events

13th March 2024, 1 p.m.
Professor William W. Bowerman (University of Maryland)
Utilizing Long-Term Bald Eagle Monitoring Data to Interpret Changes in the Environment
Abstract: Bald eagles are the avian top predator of the Laurentian Great Lakes region.  Populations have been intensely monitored since 1961 after documented negative impacts of DDT, organochlorine pesticides and PCBs to their ability to reproduce.  These compounds were banned in the U.S. and Canada in the early 1970s and populations have rebounded.  They are sensitive to the impacts of pollutants, habitat quality, human activities, avian diseases, and prey availability.  The intensity of monitoring programs produced a population measure, a near total count of nesting attempts and fledglings produced for decades.  Collection of unhatched eggs, blood of nestlings, feathers, and other tissues have tracked exposure to chemicals from the Great Lakes food web and effects. Developmental deformities reported in this species are nearly all from the Great Lakes basin. How we use them for wildlife Beneficial Use Impairments that track recovery of Great Lakes Areas of Concern (extremely polluted watersheds) will be described, including advantages and limitations.  Their use as sentinels to both global climate change and highly pathogenic avian influenza will be demonstrated.  We will also describe how to use their life history to educate the public about these impacts building upon the eggshell thinning story.  


10th April 2024, 1 p.m.
André Lampe
Title and abstract follows.


22th May 2024, 1 p.m.
Dr. Erika L. Milam (Princeton University)
Title and abstract follows.

 

Contact

Organization
Constanze Wiechert
Tel: +49(0)30 5168-336
E-Mail: wiechert@izw-berlin.de, izwseminar@izw-berlin.de

Christine Reusch
Tel. +49(0)30 5168-124
E-Mail: izwseminar@izw-berlin.de

Accounting
Stefanie Lenz
Tel: +49(0)30 5168-459
E-Mail: lenz@izw-berlin.de


Last Update: 19th February 2024