Una.Lecture | Wildlife in the city. Nature preservation in urban areas: the hedgehog in focus. скачать в хорошем качестве

Una.Lecture | Wildlife in the city. Nature preservation in urban areas: the hedgehog in focus.

This Una Europa Lecture on the hedgehog as urban wildlife took place as part of the 2024 Berlin Science Week and was hosted on its opening day at Berlin’s Natural History Museum in front of a live audience. The lecture was also part of Freie Universität Berlin’s Year of Biodiversity. The panel discussion featured three speakers: Dr. Tanja Straka, head of the Urban Ecology research group at Freie Universität Berlin, urban ecologist Dr. Leon Barthel, and urban wildlife doctoral researcher Simon Mösch. The discussion was hosted by Sophie Lokatis of the German Wildlife Foundation. The panellists discussed urban wildlife from the viewpoint that in an increasingly urbanised world, wild animals that were originally native to rural areas are seeking shelter and habitat in our cities. The hedgehog was once a symbol of biodiversity in cultural landscapes, yet it is finding it increasingly difficult to survive in rural areas. The hedgehog was the Animal of the Year 2024 in Germany and has become a central figure in the discussion about urban nature preservation. Overall, this Una.Lecture highlighted the possibilities and obstacles of protecting wild animals in urban areas. EU Co-funding disclaimer The Una.Lecture series is part of Una Europa's outreach activities delivered under the Una.Futura project. Una.Futura is co-funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ Programme’s European Universities Initiative. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.