Johannes Fritz

Born in 1967, I studied biology, with a focus on animal behaviour and cognition. My PhD at the Univ. of Vienna was on “Social learning and the formation of traditions in greylag geese: the relevance of stimulus enhancement”. After the PhD, I had various postdoc positions and in parallel I started up and headed the so called "Waldrappteam", with a focus on bird conservation and reintroduction. Based on the experiences during a feasibility study, we started in 2014 with the reintroduction of the endangered Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita; www.waldrapp.eu). I am self-employed and this reintroduction is still my primary work, but I also do basic research in collaboration with international partners, with the main focus on ecology, aerodynamics and energetic of bird flight and migration as well as conservation and translocation.