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Specialist Group
Goose Ecology

Aims of the specialist group

The Specialist Group "Goose Ecology" was founded in 1994 at the DO-G conference in Wilhelmshaven. Today the group deals with all questions relating to the ecology, behaviour and conservation of geese, swans and sometimes also ducks. In addition to goose researchers and enthusiasts from the German-speaking countries, the group also includes Dutch colleagues and regularly welcomes guests from other European countries.

Main topics of the specialist group

In addition to exchanging information on the status and results of German studies with and on waterbirds, the international research of the members is regularly the focus of interest. 

Website

  1. www.gaenseforschung.de

News

More than 50 goose researchers and bird enthusiasts met from 6 to 8 February for the 20th meeting of the DOG and DDA Specialist Group Goose Ecology at the Bildungszentrum Ostfriesland in Potshausen.

© Helmut Kruckenberg
© Helmut Kruckenberg
© Helmut Kruckenberg

Meetings and events

The group meets regularly every 1.5–2 years to exchange research results. These meetings are organised jointly with the Dachverband Deutscher Avifaunisten (DDA) and the Institute for Wetlands and Waterbird Research (IWWR). 

Participation

Anyone can take part. The meetings of the specialist group are announced on the DOG website and in other specialist publications. If you are interested, please send us a message or contact one of the spokespersons of the specialist group. We welcome new members and ideas. 

Message to the specialist group

Spokespersons

Goose Ecology Specialist Group Portrait
Dr. Helmut Kruckenberg Goose Ecology Specialist Group
Mail Icon helmut.kruckenberg@anser.de Globus Icon Go to website

Publications – Statements – Documents

2022

Das große Buch der Gänse
Kruckenberg, H., A. Kölzsch, J.H. Mooij & H.-H. Bergmann (2022) 
AULA, Wiebelsheim

2011

Members of the specialist group founded the Institute for Wetlands and Waterbird Research (IWWR) e.V. as a supporting association for international research projects and to support colleagues internationally (resulting in numerous international publications).

2008

White-fronted Goose Flyway Population Status Interim Report of a preliminary study in 2006
Kruckenberg, H., A. Kondratyev, J.H, Mooij, C. Zöckler & E. Zaynagutdinova (2008)
Angewandte Feldbiologie 2: 1-77

Special issue "Gänseökologie" in Die Vogelwelt

2007

Joint position of DDA and DO-G on goose hunting

2006

Wilde Gänse – Reisende zwischen Wildnis und Weideland.
Bergmann, H.-H., H. Kruckenberg & V. Wille (2006)
Braun, Karlsruhe

2005

Wilde Gänse – erkennen, beobachten, zählen
Bergmann, H.-H., T. Heinicke, K. Koffijberg, C. Kowallik & H. Kruckenberg (2005):
Angewandte Feldbiologie 1: 1-67

Previous SG meetings

Since 1994 the specialist group has already held 19 conferences of its own, most recently in 2024 in Lauenburg (Elbe) and, before the coronavirus pandemic, in Duisburg.