Wolves in Brandenburg - Presentation of the scientific wolf monitoring programme

In connection with the heated debate about wolves in the state, there is great interest in education and the provision of scientifically based information among broad sections of the population. At the public event "Wolves in Brandenburg" on Thursday, 9 October 2025, the scientific wolf monitoring of the state of Brandenburg, its methods (genetics, telemetry, imaging, etc.), approaches, standards, evaluation and exploitation will be presented. In addition, reports will be given on the practical field work of wolf monitoring and the topics of species and herd protection will be highlighted.

The event is designed in such a way that questions can be asked and concerns discussed and the speakers will be happy to answer them.

The programme includes the following presentations:

Scientific wolf monitoring in the state of Brandenburg
Speaker: Dr Anja Kayser from the State Office for the Environment (LfU) of the state of Brandenburg

From the practice of a volunteer wolf commissioner
Speaker: Dr Anja Kayser from the State Office for the Environment (LfU) of the state of Brandenburg 

Wolf and species conservation
Speaker: Christiane Müller-Schmolt from Allianz Wolf Brandenburg and Landesarbeitskreis Wolf- und Herdenschutz des BUND Brandenburg

Wolf and livestock protection
Speaker: Annett Lindau and Petra Henkelmann, livestock protection advisors at Freundeskreis freilebender Wölfe e.V.

Space for questions, comments, talks and discussions