Ulf Hohmann
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Ulf Hohmann | |
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| Born | July 9, 1963 |
| Citizenship | Germany |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen University of Kiel University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Social behavior of raccoons Distribution of the raccoon in Germany |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Zoology (Ethology) |
| Institutions | Society for wildlife ecology and conservation e.V. Research institute for forest ecology and forestry Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Doctoral advisor | Antal Festetics |
| Notable students | Frank-Uwe Michler |
Ulf Hohmann (born 9 July 1963, in Stuttgart) is a German ethologist, whose studies about the raccoon have played a significant role in the understanding of its social behavior and its distribution in Germany.
Studying at the universities University of Tübingen and University of Kiel, Ulf Hohmann completed his diploma of Biology in 1992.[1] After the submission of his dissertation to Antal Festetics at the forestal faculty of the University of Göttingen in 1998,[1] he was the chairperson of the Gesellschaft für Wildökologie und Naturschutz e.V. (Society for wildlife ecology and conservation e.V.).[2] In this role, he appeared in the media as expert for the increasing urbanisation of animals.[3] At the moment (July 2008), he works for the Forschungsanstalt für Waldökologie und Forstwirtschaft Rheinland-Pfalz (Research institute for forest ecology and forestry Rhineland-Palatinate) located in Trippstadt.[4]
