Kati Kasper

Kati Kasper

@kathikasper.bsky.social

Wildlife Ecologist & Conservationist | PhD Researcher of Human-Wildlife Interactions 🪶🐚

57 Followers 84 Following 7 Posts Joined Mar 2025
1 month ago
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Auf die gute Nachbarschaft?! Wie wir das Zusammenleben von Wildtieren und Menschen im urbanen Raum neu denken und gestalten können - WildeStädte Städte werden als Lebensraum immer wichtiger – und das nicht nur für uns Menschen. Längst sind Begegnungen mit Wildtieren auch im Stadtgebiet keine Seltenheit mehr. Und diese Form von StadtWildnis sor...

Ein kleiner Deep Dive in die Gedanken hinter meiner Arbeit. Danke an #BioFrankfurt für den inspirierenden Impuls und die interessanten Fragen! 🦋 Hier geht's zum Interview:

wilde-staedte.de/blog/deepdiv...

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4 months ago
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Apparently there's a trend of people desiring to be close to #wolves - some very close. Colleagues and I urge to practice responsible interactions with wildlife - large carnivores in particular. Beware of what message this media appearance sends 🫣 www.facebook.com/share/p/1AKj...

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Check out our upcoming Friday Seminar with K. Whitney Hansen from the University of California Santa Cruz. Join online and get some interesting insights into #Africanwilddog #conservation in #Botswana, #biofencing, and more 🌳🐾 Get your link via DM ✉️

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4 months ago
Photo with a blue tit and information text of how to apply for the announced postdoc position.

‪📢 #Postdoc (75%) 3+2 years on identifying #West-Nile-Virus wildlife hosts and #modelling spatial risk factors.

Be part of a consortium on "Combating #WNV through an integrated #OneHealth approach" w #TUBerlin , #Charite, #FUBerlin, #UniBayreuth and health authorities

▶️ tinyurl.com/yuhfwpdr

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5 months ago
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Looking for a #job in science? We have an opening for a RESEARCH ASSISTANT studying the unique #ecology of the Białowieża Forest 🌳🦌🦬🦊🐭 Apply latest by November 12, 3:30 PM CET & find all your information here:
bip.ibs.bialowieza.pl/wp-content/u...

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5 months ago

Thank you 😊

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5 months ago

Thanks, Adam! Your metastudy doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... makes a key link in this research ✨

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5 months ago
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The Big Bad Wolf Is Afraid of You

Further reads regarding the study here @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/s...

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5 months ago

Happy to see this first PhD chapter out in the big wild world.

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5 months ago
Rafal Kowalczyk presents the “beauty and the beast” of wolves Kathi Kasper tells us how one reason for wolves losing fear of us is protection and seeing us as less of a threat which should be celebrated Krzysztof Niedziałkowski discusses the role of democracy, politics and NGO-academia cooperation in the protection of wolves in Poland, Germany and rest of Europe  Post image

Impressive bilingual meeting in Polish and in German organized by #Rewilding Oder Delta on the topic of #wolves and our interactions with them including mitigation of conflicts through #transboundary knowledge exchange. @rewildingeurope.bsky.social @mripas.bsky.social

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8 months ago
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Footprint of state border infrastructure extends beyond the border: Tree damage and roadkill along a road in Białowieża Forest, northeastern Poland State border barriers are proliferating, but their ecological impacts are poorly documented, particularly during construction. More than 50 km of Pola…

We observed impacts of state border #militarization & #infrastructure #construction >5km from the border itself & report on tree damages & #roadkill in #BiałowieżaForest @unesco.org #WorldHeritage site along with #mitigation recs e.g., closure of forest #roads. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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8 months ago
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🚨 New paper out!
Co-authored by Re:wild’s Dr. Barney Long, this report looks at the 10,000+ species closest to extinction on the IUCN Red List and delivers a strategic roadmap to prevent their loss and restore ecosystems.

📖 www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Rewild #StopExtinction #GreenStatus

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8 months ago
Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) captured in Stelvio National Park, Italy

Hey Camera Trappers 📸🐺🐗🦌🦅Snapshot Europe is back for 2025!
Join us in deploying cameras this Sept-Oct. Help build a crucial snapshot of European biodiversity. Learn more & express interest here ▶️ app.wildlifeinsights.org/initiatives/...
Spread the word and help expand our community across Europe🙏

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8 months ago
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Cities are key to mitigating #biodiversity loss. But how well are we tracking #urban nature? Our study of Berlin shows strong efforts, but also critical gaps, especially where biodiversity supports human #health. Check our paper: rdcu.be/etoHL

#COP15 #urbanecology

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10 months ago
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN 👋
Join us in Berlin for the Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society! Visit our website for all the details: dzg-meeting.de
Early Bird offers are available—register now to secure your spot!
We look forward to seeing you in Berlin.
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10 months ago
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👉 Open #seminar coming up! Szymon Czyżewski will invite us to the historical human-forest relationships 🌲🌳 Don't miss out and get your Zoom link via DM ✉️

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