Photo of Marianne  Hartmann Marianne Hartmann
Wildcat Project, Tierstation Bockengut
CH-8810 Horgen, Switzerland
mhart(at)access.uzh.ch

member since 2000
Since 1988 research projects on behaviour-specific enclosure design and environmental enrichment for felids (European wildcats, clouded leopards, tigers). Long-term project on the development of a behaviour-specific enclosure design for the European wildcat. Consultancy for the design of wildcat, lynx, leopard and tiger enclosures in zoos and wildlife parks. For more than 20 years collaboration with the reintroduction project of the European wildcat in Bavaria and scientific advisor of the programme. Since 2013 behaviour advisor of the EAZA Felid TAG and of the EAZA Persian leopard EEP. Since 2014 member of the Caucasus Leopard Reintroduction Advisory Group.