On the path to survival...

ICARUS Mini-Sender auf Vögeln, Flughunden

ICARUS: The Internet of Animals

Mini transmitters attached to birds, flying foxes and other wild animals transmit their movements into space – revealing how climate, disease and habitats are changing. Our foundation supports the project so that this data can be used to develop concrete measures to protect species, nature and our health.

Bonobos

Girl power in the rainforest

When females lead – what happens in the rainforest? Bonobos in the Democratic Republic of Congo show how their unusual peaceful society protects the forest – and why their survival is important for the climate.

Cave salamander

Mysterious creatures of darkness

In Hermann's Cave in the Harz Mountains, we are supporting researchers in their quest to find out why the olm is producing fewer and fewer offspring – and what we can do to save this ancient species.

cranes

Freezer instead of extinction

In Gnevkov, scientists are preserving the genetic material of endangered crane species at minus 196 degrees Celsius and establishing a biobank – our foundation supports this forward-looking project for the species conservation of tomorrow.

The Gardeners of the Night

Every November, up to a million palm fruit bats gather in Kasanka National Park – Africa's largest mammal migration. No one knows why they choose this particular location. But one thing is certain: without these flying gardeners, who spread seeds over dozens of kilometres, Africa's forests would become impoverished. With the ICARUS project, the Animal, Nature and Species Conservation Foundation wants to decipher their secret routes – and thus protect them.